# NTSB DEN77FTC26: Luscombe 8A, N71796, Gillette, WY, July 31, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1977
- Place: Gillette, WY · GILLETTE, WY
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1989  77/7/31    GILLETTE,WY         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 96 TOTAL
        TIME - 0835                    N71796              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLETTE CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WY                 GILLETTE,WY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71796](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71796-2019-03-09), registration cancelled 2019-03-09, S/N 3223, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8) (registry code 8190102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gillette Campbell

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770731023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770731023329A), Jul 31, 1977: Luscom 8, Gillette, WY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N71796 (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 GAA16CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA203), Apr 26, 2016: Luscombe 8 (N71796), Maryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's unintentional brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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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