# Incident 19820502037229I: Luscom 8A, Beloit, WI, May 2, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Beloit, WI
- Airport: Beloit
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4978° N, 88.9676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELOIT (44C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4978&lon=-88.9676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2158K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2158K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 140 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502037229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LET STRANGER SET THROTTLE WHILE PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE. AIRCRAFT JUMPED CHOCKS, HIT AIRCRAFT, FUEL PUMP.

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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