# Accident 19740613015729A: Luscom 8A, Wise River, MT, June 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1974
- Place: Wise River, MT
- Airport: Don Jones Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 45.7944° N, 112.9438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wise River, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7944&lon=-112.9438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45831, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45831-1974-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 392 total, 258 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740613015729A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR DENSITY ALT,HI ELEV AIR STRIP,OR UPSLOPED RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74DTI24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DTI24), Jun 13, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N45831), Wise River, MT, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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