# NTSB MKC71FDM39: Luscombe 8A, N2121B, Pine City, MN, December 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 20, 1970
- Place: Pine City, MN · PINE CITY, MN
- Location: 45.8410° N, 92.9665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8410&lon=-92.9665&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FDM39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4461  70/12/20   PINE CITY,MINN      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 900
        TIME - 1430                    N2121B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PINE CITY,MINN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- HIT WIRES ON GO AROUND FROM LDG ON FROZEN RIVER DUE SNOW MOBILES. AREA NOT PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2121B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2121B-1971-08-06), registration cancelled 1971-08-06, S/N 6548 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pine City

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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