Luscombe 8 N71586 accident near Omaha, Nebraska, January 16, 2025
Luscombe 8, registration N71586, was involved in an accident near Omaha, Nebraska on January 16, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as serious, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25LA080 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 6 minutes of the flight after departing the Omaha/Millard Arpt area (KMLE), reaching a maximum of 1,925 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:55 UTC, at 1,075 ft and 44 knots, descending at 192 feet per minute, about 3 km from Omaha/Millard Arpt (KMLE).
The nearest weather report, from KMLE (3 km away), showed wind 160° at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Luscombe 8A registered in United States (Mode S A9922F).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- January 16, 2025
- Location
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8
- Registration
- N71586
- Injuries
- Serious (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA080 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Omaha/Millard Arpt (KMLE)
- Nearest airport
- Omaha/Millard Arpt (KMLE)
- Recorded flight
- 6 min, max 1,925 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:55 UTC, 1,075 ft, 44 kt
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA080; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.