# NTSB CHI79FEC45: Lark 28B2, N74NS, Manchester, MI, August 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1979
- Place: Manchester, MI · MANCHESTER, MI
- Location: 42.1483° N, 84.0346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1483&lon=-84.0346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135162
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC45

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1730  79/8/19    JACKSON,MI          MAULE M-5           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 1496
        TIME - 1400                    N359X               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 520 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKWOOD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,MI                JACKSON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W WIRE ON FINAL APCH,340 FT FROM RWY.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1731  79/8/19    MANCHESTER,MI       LARK 28B2           CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N74NS               PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 58, 1700 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSSETTIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANCHESTER,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- IP RELEASED TOW ROPE AT 150-200 FT ON TKOF TO SIMULATE ROPE BREAK.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N74NS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74NS-2020-05-01), registration cancelled 2020-05-01, S/N 68, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LARK 28B2
- Registry model: [I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2](https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (registry code 4490102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rossettie

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N359X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N359X), registered now, S/N 7002C, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-5
- Registry model: [Maule M-5-235C](https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-5-235c) (registry code 5460135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lockwood Strip

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19790819020119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819020119A), Aug 19, 1979: Brasov IS28B2, Manchester, MI, Substantial damage. Instructor gave student simulated rope break on takeoff. Student made error, acft crashed short of runway.
- [Accident 19790819019619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790819019619A), Aug 19, 1979: Maule M5235C, Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Hit wires during night approach for landing. Made hard landing on runway. No obstruction lighting.

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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