# Accident 19811015067459A: Luscom 8F, Howe, ID, October 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1981, 15:20 local time
- Place: Howe, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7835° N, 113.0047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howe, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7835&lon=-113.0047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9018Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9018Y-1993-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 11 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015067459A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SICK, ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD.  CROSSWIND DRIFTED AIRPLANE OFF ROAD.  STRUCK BRUSH TRYING TO GO AROUND.

## 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 SEA82DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYA02), Oct 15, 1981: Luscombe 8F (N9018Y), Howe, ID, 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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