# NTSB SEA77DTI08: Luscombe 8E, N2305K, Cut Bank, MT, February 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1977
- Place: Cut Bank, MT · CUT BANK, MT
- Location: 48.6341° N, 112.3301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cut Bank, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6341&lon=-112.3301&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DTI08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DTI08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0201   77/2/1    CUT BANK,MT         LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 147
        TIME - 1800                    N2305K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDBERG FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CUT BANK,MT                 SHELBY,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- SNOW COVERED FARM STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2305K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2305K), registered now, S/N 5032 (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
- Airport: Lindberg Farm

## 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 19770201001499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770201001499A), Feb 1, 1977: Luscom 8E, Cut Bank, MT, Substantial damage. Snow covered farm strip.

## Other investigations on N2305K (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 CEN18LA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA362), Aug 31, 2018: Luscombe 8 (N2305K), New Carlisle, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to carburetor ice.

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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