Luscombe 8F accident near Comstock, TX
On July 18, 2021, a Luscombe 8F (airplane) was involved in an accident near Comstock, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 18, 2021
- Place
- Comstock, TX
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8F · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.641°N, 101.061°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210719103501
Official records · CEN21FA327
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 18, 2021, about 2040 central daylight time, a Luscombe 8F, N2054B, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Comstock, Texas. The commercial pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed from Del Rio International Airport (DRT), Del Rio, Texas, about 2015. The wreckage was found by a landowner while he was checking the field’s fence; he did not hear or see the accident. There were no known witnesses to the accident. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot was a United States Air Force pilot. He accumulated a total military flight experience of 2,084 hours, and his total civilian flight time was 717 hours as of his most recent logbook entry, dated September 2, 2018. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATIONThe wreckage was located about 20 miles north-northwest of DRT. The airplane came to rest inverted on a magnetic heading of 202o. The propeller, located several feet forward of the nose, exhibited chordwise scratching consistent with rotation. The propeller hub was split in half, consistent with impact damage. Ground scarring was limited to the areas under the propeller and the airframe. There was no ground scarring across the field. The airplane exhibited substantial damage to the fuselage, wings, and empennage. The crush damage to the nose and both wings was consistent with a wings-level, nearly vertical impact angle. All control surfaces were located with the fuselage at the accident site. Both wing flaps were retracted. Postaccident examination of the
Probable cause
Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
