Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Cox Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Apex, North Carolina 27502
Sunday, December 26, 1982 15:30 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE LUSCOMBE HAD DEPARTED THE E-W RWY IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, HAD REVERSED COURSE & WAS ON A STRAIGHT-IN APCH TO RWY 27. THE PA-22 ENTERED THE ARPT TRAFFIC VIA A STANDARD LEFT DOWNWIND & BASE PATTERN. DURING FINAL THE PA-22 ENDED UP ABOVE & SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE LUSCOMBE. THE PA-22'S NOSEWHEEL DESCENDED INTO THE LUSCOMBE'S PROP ARC. THE LUSCOMBE WENT OUT OF CONTROL & CRASHED INTO THE TREES. THE PA-22 CONTINUED FOR A NORMAL LANDING. THE LUSCOMBE HAD NO RADIO & NO UNICOMFREQ WAS ASSIGNED FOR THE ARPT. THE LUSCOMBE WAS ABOUT 5 MOS PAST DUE FOR AN ANNUAL.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/26/1982 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1530 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | APEX |
| Event State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 27502 |
| Event Date Year | 1982 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | Yes |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | COX FIELD |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | NC81 |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | 1555 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 210 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | RDU |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 15 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 7 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 75 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 210 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 3030 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 18 2002 11:28AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\GIUV |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N76T | N73260 |
| NTSB Number | ATL83FA071A | ATL83FA071B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
| Damage | Substantial | Minor |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | LUSCOMBE | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | 8A | PA-22 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 8A | PA-22 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 3008 | 22-5114 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1260 | 1950 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown | Unknown |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Unknown | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 0 | 45 |
| Airframe Hours | 4228 | 3127 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | PAUL J. WHITE | THOMAS J. BASHFORD |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O. BOX 181 | RT. 1, BOX 152E |
| Aircraft Owner City | APEX | MORRISVILLE |
| Aircraft Owner State | NC | NC |
| Aircraft Owner Country | ||
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | ||
| Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
| Operator Name | PAUL J. WHITE | THOMAS J. BASHFORD |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | P.O. BOX 181 | RT. 1, BOX 152E |
| Operator City | APEX | MORRISVILLE |
| Operator State | NC | NC |
| Operator Country | ||
| Operator Zip code | ||
| Operator Code | ||
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | No |
| Departure Airport Code | NC81 | |
| Departure City | APEX | AUGUSTA |
| Departure State | NC | GA |
| Departure Country | ||
| Departure Time | 0 | 1330 |
| Departure Time Zone | ||
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | NC81 | |
| Destination City | APEX | APEX |
| Destination State | NC | NC |
| Destination Country | ||
| Specific Phase of Flight | Approach | Approach |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Sep 18 2002 4:50PM | Sep 18 2002 4:50PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 27 | 27 |
| Runway Length | 2000 | 2000 |
| Runway Width | 50 | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |