Undetermined · NTSB WPR20FAMS2
Luscombe 8 — Pacific Ocean , OR
| Date | February 12, 2020 |
| Location | Pacific Ocean , OR |
| Aircraft | Luscombe 8 |
| Purpose of flight | Personal |
| Conditions | Day · Unk |
| Phase / occurrence | Unknown Missing aircraft |
| Pilot age | 70 |
| Pilot total time | 2,000 hrs · Experienced |
| Time in type | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 1 |
Probable cause
Undetermined because the airplane and pilot were not located.
NTSB findings
- Not determined-Not determined-(general)-(general)-Unknown/Not determined - C
What happened
The pilot was reported missing after he had not returned from a presumed cross-county flight. A multi-agency search for the missing pilot and airplane was conducted; however, neither the pilot, airplane, nor wreckage debris was located. Radar data believed to represent the missing airplane showed a westerly track over the Pacific Ocean. The last know radar position was about 57 miles west of the shoreline.