- Date
- August 31, 1989, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Brooklyn, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2101VCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890831033359A
- Case key
- 14411
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid power lines in his flight path during a go-around. The power lines and his lack of familiarity with the airport were contributing factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The student plt rprtd he flew the acft to Brooklyn, MI, on a personal flt. He stated that drg the landing, the wind displaced the acft 'off course a little,' so he made a go-around. Drg the go-around, the acft struck a wire which the plt did not see. The acft then crashed & was subsequently demolished by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2101V
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14326
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Lammon
- Departed
- Michigan Center, MI
- Airport
- Kline Aviation, runway 27, 1,200 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 97 total · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.