- Date
- May 23, 1975
- Place
- Oshtemo, MI · OSHTEMO, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71101Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750523013119A
- Case key
- 148426
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1073 75/5/23 OSHTEMO,MI LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 1123 TIME - 2040 N71101 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHTEMO,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- SINK RATE GREATER THAN PLT ANTICIPATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71101
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.