# NTSB DEN66F0162: Luscombe T-8F, N2176B, Greely, CO, November 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1965
- Place: Greely, CO · GREELY, CO
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0162
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0162

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3355  65/11/23   GREELY COLO         LUSCOMBE T-8F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 49 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N2176B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY MUN.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2176B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2176B-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N 6603 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE T-8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe T-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f) (registry code 8190116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Weld County Mun.

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.

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