DELAVAN, WI, USA
N1094K
LUSCOMBE 8A
THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR ABOUT 45 MIN WHEN IT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. HE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY, AS IF HE WAS CHECKING THE WIND FOR LANDING. HE SAW THE PILOT START TO CLIMB AND ENTER A LEFT TURN, BUT DID NOT SEE THE PLANE CRASH. TWO OTHER WITNESSES ALSO SAW THE PLANE START TO CLIMB AND TURN. ONE OF THE WITNESSES SAW THE PLANE GO INTO A STEEP BANK AND THEN SUDDENLY GO STRAIGHT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED, NOSE DOWN, IN A CORN FIELD.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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