Cessna 172M accident near Brooklyn, MI
On July 26, 1998, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Brooklyn, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 26, 1998
- Place
- Brooklyn, MI
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.100°N, 84.239°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10480
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 26, 1998, at 0958 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 172M, N1461V, piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage following in-flight collisions with a power line and terrain, during climb out from Runway 01 (2,822 ft x 100 ft, turf) at Shamrock Field, near Brooklyn, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from Gross Ile Municipal Airport, Michigan and was en route to Shamrock Field. A witness reported seeing a Cessna 172 approach to land at Shamrock Field. The aircraft touched down about midfield but was too fast. The witness further stated that at approximately 600 ft from the runway end, the pilot attempted a go-around. The witness then saw the flaps being retracted when the aircraft passed over the road and went on to say that the aircraft appeared to struggle while trying to get over the high tension power lines, but went between the top ground wire and the next wire down. The aircraft was banking to the right and caught the right wing tip on the second wire. The aircraft rolled upside down and crashed. A second witness who was standing outside a maintenance hanger at the airport saw an aircraft approaching to land on Runway 01. In his statement, the witness reported the aircraft appeared to be landing long and that the pilot realized this and elected to go-around after reaching the midpoint of the field without touching down. The witness further reported that the
Probable cause
The proper touchdown point was not attained and the visual lookout not being maintained by the pilot-in-command. Contributing factors to the accident were the unmarked static and transmission wires.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
