# Accident 19850331010099A: Luscom 8E, Casper, WY, March 31, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Harford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8602° N, 106.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8602&lon=-106.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2482K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 268 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010099A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO WIND ON FINAL. AIRSPEED BLED OFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED GROUND. SNOW ON WINDSHIELD HINDERED VISION.

## 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 DEN85LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA104), Mar 31, 1985: Luscombe 8E (N2482K), Casper, WY, destroyed

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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