Luscombe 8A accident near Beach City, Ohio, June 20, 1993
On June 20, 1993 at about 1:30 pm local time, a Luscombe 8A, registered N71155, was substantially damaged in an accident near Beach City, Ohio (Beach City airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 20, 1993 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Beach City, Ohio · Beach City · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A · all 8As on the register
- Registration
- N71155 · registry record · serial 1260
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRPLANE WAS ON APPROACH TO AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY 28. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ' . . . FLEW PATTERN NORMALLY ON DOWNWIND AND BASE. ON FINAL SAW (A PITTS SPECIAL AIRPLANE) DOING AEROBATICS BY THE RUNWAY. LOST SIGHT OF PLANE, MADE TURNS TO FIND HIM. WHEN I WAS 20 TO 30 FEET ABOVE GROUND, I SAW HIM 200 FEET AWAY GOING STRAIGHT DOWN. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS GOING WHEN HE WENT BELOW MY LINE OF SIGHT. DURING DISTRACTION, I STALLED THE PLANE. TOO LOW TO RECOVER.' THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AEROBATIC AIRPLANE WAS ISSUED A WAIVER TO CONDUCT FLIGHT IN THE AREA.
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Other NTSB records under N71155 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site 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 NYC93LA130.