# Accident 19740406007079A: Luscom 8A, Romeo, MI, April 6, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Macomb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.8046° N, 83.0026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8046&lon=-83.0026&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71910, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71910-1975-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 936 total, 100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406007079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

APCH MADE INTO SUNSET.LDG GR STRUCK WIRE FENCE ABT 80FT SHORT OF RWY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI74DEC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC34), Apr 6, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N71910), Romeo, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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