# NTSB CHI75DEM43: Luscombe 8A, N71101, Oshtemo, MI, May 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1975
- Place: Oshtemo, MI · OSHTEMO, MI
- Location: 42.2589° N, 85.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshtemo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2589&lon=-85.6775&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148426
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM43

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71101), registered now, S/N 2528, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## 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 19750523013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750523013119A), May 23, 1975: Luscom 8A, Oshtemo, MI, Substantial damage. Sink rate greater than plt anticipated.

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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