# Accident 19910520016539A: Luscom 8E, Clinton, MI, May 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, MI
- Airport: Markham Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0592° N, 83.9692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0592&lon=-83.9692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333LR-1991-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8E (registry code 8190112, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910520016539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY. CRASHED INVERTED ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON UNFAMILIAR PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 CHI91FA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA159), May 20, 1991: Luscombe 8E (N333LR), Clinton, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT DUE TO HEART ATTACK.

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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