# Accident 20070501009079A: Luscom 8A, Nunica, MI, May 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Nunica, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1050° N, 86.1236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1050&lon=-86.1236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1120B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1120B-2009-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Luscombe 8A (registry code 8190104, https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOM 8A
- Reported engine: CONT C75*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 8 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501009079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE AND THE PASSENGER TOOK OFF, LOST POWER, APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO LAND, AND IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND, HIT A POWER POLE.

## 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 CHI07LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA126), May 1, 2007: Luscombe 8A (N1120B), Fruitport, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor failed to use carburetor heat during takeoff in icing conditions. A factor was the power line pole.

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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