Luscombe 8E accident near Macon, Missouri, October 18, 1986
On October 18, 1986 at about 5:15 pm local time, a Luscombe 8E, registered N1690K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Macon, Missouri (Macon-Fower Mem'L airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 18, 1986 · about 5:15 pm local time
- Place
- Macon, Missouri · Macon-Fower Mem'L · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8E · all 8Es on the register
- Registration
- N1690K · registry record · serial 4417
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED MORE SEVERE CROSSWINDS THAN PLANNED UPON LANDING AND THAT HE TRIED REMEDIAL ACTION, INCLUDING A REJECTED LANDING, BUT IT CAME TOO LATE. THE WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE RIGHT ON THE LANDING ROLL AS HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DEFLECTED FULL LEFT RUDDER TO TRY TO GROUND-LOOP THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN AREA OF BRAMBLES AND VEGETATION AT THE BOTTOM OF A HOLLOW.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 26 in this make and model; 48 in the last 90 days; 1,622 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,842 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 12, 1986; 33 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,400 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-290 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: HUT Hutchinson KS at 2:15 pm
- Destination: K89 Macon MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 2, 3,300 ft by 60 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:42 pm from COU, 56 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number MKC87LA008.