# NTSB CHI74DEC34: Luscombe 8A, N71910, Romeo, MI, April 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1974
- Place: Romeo, MI · ROMEO, MI
- Location: 42.8046° N, 83.0026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Romeo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8046&lon=-83.0026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEC34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0578   74/4/6    ROMEO,MICH          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 937
        TIME - 1815                    N71910              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACOMB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROMEO,MICH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- APCH MADE INTO SUNSET.LDG GR STRUCK WIRE FENCE ABT 80FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71910](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71910-1975-05-07), registration cancelled 1975-05-07, S/N 3337 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Macomb

## 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 19740406007079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740406007079A), Apr 6, 1974: Luscom 8A, Romeo, MI, Substantial damage. Apch made into sunset. Ldg gr struck wire fence abt 80FT short of rwy.

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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