19821014052829A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom T8F · Choteau, MT · October 14, 1982

Date
October 14, 1982
Place
Choteau, MT
Airport
Choteau
Phase of flight
Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2231B
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83FA008
Reported as
Luscom T8F
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,126 total4 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed in what appeared to be a flat spin. Pilot was practicing flying from back seat with pax in front.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A FLAT SPIN. PILOT WAS PRACTICING FLYING FROM BACK SEAT WITH PAX IN FRONT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.