# Accident 19821014052829A: Luscom T8F, Choteau, MT, October 14, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1982
- Place: Choteau, MT
- Airport: Choteau
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8283° N, 112.1683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHOTEAU (CII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8283&lon=-112.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2231B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM T8F
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,126 total, 4 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821014052829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN83FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA008), Oct 14, 1982: Luscombe T-8F (N2231B), Choteau, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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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