# NTSB SEA77DYA37: Luscombe T8F, N2231B, Hailey, ID, September 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1977
- Place: Hailey, ID · HAILEY, ID
- Location: 43.5127° N, 114.2995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hailey, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5127&lon=-114.2995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3092  77/9/22    HAILEY,ID           LUSCOMBE T8F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 100
        TIME - 1730                    N2231B              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIEDMAN MEMORIAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAILEY,ID                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- T/D HARD,SWERVED L THEN R.HIT TAILWHEEL ON TOP OF FENCE DRG GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2231B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE T8F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Friedman Memorial

## 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 19770922029059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922029059A), Sep 22, 1977: Luscom T8F, Hailey, ID, Substantial damage. T/d hard,swerved l then r.hit tailwheel on top of fence drg go-arnd.

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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