# NTSB CHI73FEM35: Luscombe 8F, N1501B, Fowler, MI, January 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1973
- Place: Fowler, MI · FOWLER, MI
- Location: 43.0040° N, 84.7417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fowler, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0040&lon=-84.7417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0173   73/1/7    FOWLER,MICH         LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1343                    N1501B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 34, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            408 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                GREENVILLE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1501B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1501B-1973-07-25), registration cancelled 1973-07-25, S/N 6128, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730107001379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107001379A), Jan 7, 1973: Luscom 8E, Fowler, MI, Destroyed

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.

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