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| Date: | Tuesday 11 February 2025 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N77989 |
| MSN: | 3716 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hampton Airfield (7B3), Hampton, NH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hampton Airfield, NH (7B3) |
| Hampton Airfield, NH (7B3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On February 11, 2025, about 1110 eastern standard time, a Luscombe 8A, N77989, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Hampton Airfield (7B3), Hampton, New Hampshire. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, while on approach to land on runway 02 at 7B3, he turned on the carburetor heat and set the pitch trim to the landing position. He described that the sink rate was high and that the airplane had possibly either accumulated carburetor ice or encountered a “downwind condition.” The pilot initiated a go-around and stated that the airplane was only able to attain a climb rate of about 200 ft per minute. Due to the poor climb rate and unstable flying condition, he decided to enter the downwind leg of the traffic pattern for a short approach to runway 02. On short final, the left wing began “dipping”, and it felt like the ailerons were not responding. While attempting to regain control, the airplane impacted trees about 500 ft short of runway 02.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector examined the airplane at the accident and confirmed that the airplane’s the fuselage, wings, tail, and an engine mount had been substantially damaged during the accident. The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hampton-plane-crash-new-hampshire/
https://www.unionleader.com/news/safety/crews-responding-to-small-plane-crash-at-hampton-airfield/article_6e6fd220-e891-11ef-b750-e7ab1941e7f9.html
https://eu.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2025/02/11/hampton-nh-airfield-plane-crash-pilot-uninjured/78414178007/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=77989
Location
Media:
Small plane crashes near houses in Hampton, New Hampshire https://t.co/zd37HyauPB pic.twitter.com/zDHtnkHzPy
— WBZ | CBS News Boston (@wbz) February 11, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2025 16:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2025 18:09 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 12-Feb-2025 07:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2025 07:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 12-Feb-2025 07:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 27-Mar-2025 14:30 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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