# Accident 19970927029069A: Luscom 8A, Brooklyn, MI, September 27, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1997, 14:03 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, MI
- Airport: Shamrock Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1007° N, 84.2401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1007&lon=-84.2401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1269K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1269K-1998-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970927029069A

## Narrative

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

HIT POWER LINE ON APPROACH TO 6G8. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PART OF A GROUP OF PILOTS THAT HAD BEEN FLYING THEIR AIRPLANES TO VARIOUS AIRPORTS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FOUR PILOTS DEPARTED IN THEIR AIRPLANES FOR SHAMROCK FIELD, BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN, WHERE THEY PLANNED TO REFUEL. THEY FLEW IN A LOOSE FORMATION WITH EACH AIRPLANE HAVING 1 TO 1.5 MILES SEPARATION. THE FOUR PILOTS WERE IN COMMUNICATION VIA THEIR AIRPLANE'S RADIOS. THE FIRST AIRPLANE TO ARRIVE AT THE FIELD MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1. THE PILOT OF THAT AIRPLANE REPORTED HE SAW THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE TURNING FROM BASE LEG TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 19. HE REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS LOW ON THE HORIZON. THE AIRPLANE THAT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 1 BOUNCED ON LANDING, AND THE PILOT DID A GO-AROUND. THE ACCIDENT PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED RADIO CALLS CONCERNING THE GO-AROUND AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED HIGH TENSION POWERLINE WIRES LOCATED ABOUT 1,490 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE POWERLINE TOWERS WERE ABOUT 110 FEET HIGH. NO ANOMALIES WITH EITHER THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE WERE FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE.                                                            (-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK 3RD WIRE ON HIGH TENSION LINES THEN SPIRALLED DOWN NOSE FIRST INTO GROUND .5 MILES NORTH OF AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI97LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA304), Sep 27, 1997: Luscombe 8A (N1269K), Brooklyn, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the transmission wires (inadequate visual lookout, and failing to maintain sufficient altitude and clearance from the obstruction).

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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