# NTSB SEA77DTA03: Luscombe 8E, N1203B, Hinsdale, MT, December 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1976
- Place: Hinsdale, MT · HINSDALE, MT
- Location: 48.3963° N, 107.0889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3963&lon=-107.0889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156297
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DTA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3613  76/12/10 NR.HINSDALE,MT        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 207
        TIME - 1330                    N1203B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HINSDALE,MT                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTING TKOF FM 10IN SOFT SNOW. NOT SKI-EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1203B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1203B-2020-09-04), registration cancelled 2020-09-04, S/N 5830, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19761210036429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761210036429A), Dec 10, 1976: Luscom 8E, Hinsdale, MT, Substantial damage. Attempting tkof fm 10IN soft snow. Not ski-equipped.

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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