# NTSB SEA71DTI39: Luscombe T-8F, N2216B, Chinook, MT, June 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1971
- Place: Chinook, MT · CHINOOK, MT
- Location: 48.5901° N, 109.2318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chinook, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5901&lon=-109.2318&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71DTI39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DTI39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2009  71/6/13    CHINOOK,MONT        LUSCOMBE T-8F       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1250
        TIME - 0500                    N2216B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINOOK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINOOK,MONT                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED ON SOFT FLD ADJ TO RANCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2216B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2216B), registered now, S/N 6643, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE T-8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe T-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f) (registry code 8190116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chinook

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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