NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC86LA063
Registry · N25119
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
LUSCOMBE 8B
Engine
CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19551016
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A25DD2
Registrant of record
RUPERT JUDSON L
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PERSONAL FLIGHT FROM OSWEGO, NY TO TURIN, NY WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WITHOUT PROBLEMS. HOWEVER WHILE LANDING IN SOFT SNOW, THE RIGHT SKI DUG INTO THE SOFT SNOW. THE LANDING GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PLT STATED THAT A PHONE CALL TO CHECK SNOW CONDITIONS AT TURIN COULD POSSIBLY HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_NYC86LA063.txt.
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