# Accident 19971104031749A: Luscom 8F, Boise, ID, November 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1997, 15:38 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise Air Terminal - Gowen Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5602° N, 116.2107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5602&lon=-116.2107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1895B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1895B-2017-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8F (registry code 8190114, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8F
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 44 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971104031749A

## Narrative

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

(TTY) ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING, BOISE, ID. (.4)THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AS SHE APPROACHED TO LAND, SHE KNEW AN AIRLINER WAS HOLDING SHORT, WAITING FOR HER TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY.  SHE REPORTED THAT IN AN EFFORT TO EXPEDITE CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE RUNWAY WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED AFTER LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE DRAGGED ITS RIGHT WING AND SPUN AROUND ABOUT 270 DEGREES, COMING TO REST ON A TAXIWAY.

## 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 SEA98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA010), Nov 4, 1997: Luscombe 8F (N1895B), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to excessive taxispeed. Pressure perceived by the student pilot to expedite clearing the runway after landing in order to facilitate an…

## Other reports on N1895B (1)

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

- [Accident 19990626007669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626007669A), Jun 26, 1999: Luscom 8F (N1895B), Nampa, ID, Substantial damage. Acft veered left off the rwy on take-off and flipped over. (-23) approx. 300 feet into the takeoff, the pilot lost directional control exiting the left side of…

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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