Accident Luscombe 8C Silvaire Deluxe N25285, Tuesday 30 August 1983
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Date:Tuesday 30 August 1983
Time:21:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic L8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Luscombe 8C Silvaire Deluxe
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N25285
MSN: 1192
Total airframe hrs:3479 hours
Engine model:Continental A-75-8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Post, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Slayton, TX
Destination airport:Lubbock, TX (FS2)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A STEEP RIGHT WING DOWN, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT, MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.054%. THERE WERE NO ENTRIES IN THE PLT'S LOG BOOK FOR PREVIOUS FLTS IN LUSCOMBE ACFT. CAUSE:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW83FA407
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X44143

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
15-May-2022 03:47 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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