Luscombe 8E — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 29, 2026
There are 949 Luscombe 8E airframes on record (built 1937–1965), 326 currently registered. 29 have one or more NTSB accident records (29 records total, 2 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 29, 2026.
Recent Luscombe 8E accidents
The failure of the left main landing gear forward strut.
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during approach and landing that resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a berm.
Failure of the right main landing gear due to prolonged corrosion of the landing gear tube, which weakened the gear.
The pilot’s failure to attain/maintain lateral airplane control during landing, which resulted in an impact with the runway surface.
The pilot’s loss of control due to a wind gust during landing.
The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, resulting in an unsecured engine cowl that likely distracted the pilot during takeoff.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and right main landing gear collapse.