# NTSB MIA75FKG40: Luscombe 8E, N1181K, Brooks, GA, October 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Brooks, GA · BROOKS, GA
- Location: 33.2933° N, 84.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooks, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2933&lon=-84.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143132
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3568  74/10/20   BROOKS,GA           LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2400
        TIME - 1030                    N1181K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEATHERUPS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARIETTA,GA                 BROOKS,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ELECTED GO-AROUND WHEN ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTR CTCG SLT BUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1181K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1181K-1974-12-31), registration cancelled 1974-12-31, S/N 3908 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Weatherups Strip

## 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 19741020037729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020037729A), Oct 20, 1974: Luscom 8E, Brooks, GA, Destroyed. Plt elected go-around when acft became airborne aftr ctcg slt bump.

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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