# Accident 19980726017559A: Cessna 172M, Brooklyn, MI, July 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1998
- Place: Brooklyn, MI
- Airport: Shamrock Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0999° N, 84.2391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0999&lon=-84.2391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1461V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461V-2000-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726017559A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED AFTER ABORTED LANDING, ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. (-23) PILOT LANDED LONG AND FAST AT SHAMROCK AIRPORT, BROOKLYN, MI.  EXECUTED A GO-AROUND.  HIT POWER LINES WITH RIGHT WING TIP.  FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED.  FIRE ON IMPACT.  PILOT FATAL. NO OTHER PASSENGERS.

## 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 CHI98FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA274), Jul 26, 1998: Cessna 172M (N1461V), Brooklyn, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The proper touchdown point was not attained and the visual lookout not being maintained by the pilot-in-command. Contributing factors to the accident were the unmarked static and transmission wires.

## Other reports on N1461V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790227018449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227018449A), Feb 27, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1461V), Ft Bragg, NC, Substantial damage. Solo student in airplanes bounced high on landing failed to recover, acft stalled,hit runway.

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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