Pilot Debrief

Luscombe 8 near Pacific Ocean, OR — 2020-02-12

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Date
2020-02-12
Location
Pacific Ocean, OR, USA
Aircraft
Luscombe 8
Registration
N77875
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Fatal
Fatalities
1

Probable cause

Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was reported missing after he had not returned from a presumed cross-county flight. A multi-agency search for the missing pilot and airplane was conducted; however, neither the pilot, airplane, nor wreckage debris was located. Radar data believed to represent the missing airplane showed a westerly track over the Pacific Ocean. The last know radar position was about 57 miles west of the shoreline.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
VFR into IMC
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have filed a flight plan before departure.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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