Luscombe 8A accident near Canton, TX
On July 14, 2026, a Luscombe 8A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Canton, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 14, 2026
- Place
- Canton, TX
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.516°N, 96.004°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260714203392
NTSB summary
On July 14, 2026, sometime between 1252 and 1356 CDT, a Luscombe 8A, N1164K, was substantially damaged when it crashed in a field near Canton, Texas. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight had originated from the pilot’s private airstrip where the airplane was hangared, which was oriented north to south. A farmer discovered the airplane wreckage about 800 ft northwest of the private airstrip, at about 1356. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident. The pilot sent a text message to a friend at about 1252, which was his last known communication. Additionally, a nearby resident reported hearing what sounded like an engine “winding up” for a few seconds, followed by less than a second of silence, then a “boom” sound. He stated that he heard the sound within the general timeframe of the accident, but he was unable to identify the specific time. The accident pilot purchased the airplane in December 2025. His wife told investigators that the pilot flew the airplane frequently and that they felt it did not produce sufficient take-off performance for them to fly together. She said he usually flew it in the morning or evening and had not flown the airplane much in high-temperature conditions. When she returned home from an appointment at around 1400, she observed the windsock located at the north end of the runway, which indicated the wind was from the north. She noted that the wind had been coming from the south earlier in the day. She said that the pilot typ
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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.
