# Incident 19971101038259I: Luscom 8F, Laurel, MT, November 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1997, 12:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7052° N, 108.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAUREL MUNI (6S8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7052&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1866B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1866B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,150 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971101038259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PIC ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 WITH THE WINDS VARIABLE AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO A REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGES.

## Other reports on N1866B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190420003129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190420003129A), Apr 20, 2019: Luscombe 8F (N1866B), Bremen, AL, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that he was unable to stop after an aborted takeoff attempt. The aircraft continued beyond the runway departure threshold, skidded across a…

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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