DATE OF INCIDENT:  6/21/2025

DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT:

Aircraft was being hand propped and was not secure so it started moving and then crashed.

DATE OF LAST INSPECTION:  6/20/2024

AIRCRAFT:    1946 Luscombe 8A    N1198K   S/N: 3925     TT:  3,738

ENGINE: Continental  MODEL:  A-65-8   S/N:  5246268  TT:  3,738   TSMOH:  694

PROPELLER:  McCauley  MODEL:  1B90/CM7447   S/N:  XF40004   TT: UNK   TSMOH: UNK

AVIONICS / EQUIPMENT:  See Photos

Airspeed

Altimeter

Bendix/King KLN 35A

Bendix/King KT 76A

ICOM IC-A200

Turn Coordinator

DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE:  See Photos

Prop strike

Fuselage

RH Wing

Engine cowl

REMARKS:

Logbooks - We digitize ALL logbooks available, if it's not digitized then it's not available unless otherwise noted.

Wings are attached

Times are per logbook entries

Aircraft logbook starts in 1972 and appears to have had a tach change at 1,852 hrs.  Total time listed is based on this number.

Prop logbook stops 1/6/2012.  Prop listed is from this information.

LOCATION OF SALVAGE:   Broad Brook, CT

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