19890326011129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Covington, GA · March 26, 1989

Date
March 26, 1989 · 14:49 local
Place
Covington, GA
Airport
Covington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55530
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89FA114
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Lycoming R680B4E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
811 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Took off with carburetor heat in on position. Stalled and crashed into trees trying to avoid trees on slow climbout

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF WITH CARBURETOR HEAT IN ON POSITION. STALLED AND CRASHED INTO TREES TRYING TO AVOID TREES ON SLOW CLIMBOUT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.