Accident · 2025-01-27

NTSB case CEN25LA089 · LUSCOMBE 8E · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-01-27
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Minor injury
Aircraft
LUSCOMBE 8E (N1739K)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The failure of the left main landing gear forward strut.

Source: NTSB case CEN25LA089

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingPrivateNone72None506.8 total · 400 in this make/model · 506.8 as PIC · 16.8 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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