Accident Luscombe 8E N2843K,
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Date:Sunday 4 March 1984
Time:14:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic L8 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Luscombe 8E
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N2843K
MSN: 5570
Year of manufacture:1947
Engine model:Continental C-85-12
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Bedford, MA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Bedford, MA (KBED)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS DECELERATING AT ABOUT 35 MPH DURING ROLL WHEN A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND DURING ACCELERATION THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT PIVOTED RIGHT AND STOPPED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: NYC84LA098
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB NYC84LA098

Revision history:

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