NONE · Luscombe 8E · 2001-01-16 · North Platte, NE, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI01LA065
Event ID
20010117X00315
Type
Accident
Date
2001-01-16
Location
North Platte, NE, USA
Coordinates
41.130207, -100.770828
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Luscombe
Model
8E
Registration
N2953K
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The inadvertent ground loop. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot selected the wrong runway on which to land, the quartering tailwind, the icy runway, and the snow bank which the airplane contacted.