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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Shaffer-Richard AIRCAMPER GN-1 · Florence, SC · May 17, 2000

Date: May 17, 2000 · 11:26 local
Place: Florence, SC
Airport: Florence Regional Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2308C
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA159
Fatal injuries: 0

N2308CRegistered now · Shaffer-Richard AIRCAMPER GN-1S/N GN-1-632 · Built 1980 Airframe modelShaffer-Richard AIRCAMPER GN-1 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) On may 17, 2000 at 1126 local time, Mr. James hodges, the registered owner and sole occupant of experimental amateur built aircraft, N2308C attemptied a takeoff from runway 19 at Florence Regional Airport (flo) in Florence, south carolina. On takeoff the aicraft reached about 20 feet above ground level, and then banked steeply to the left. The aircraft contacted the ground, flipped and came to rest upside down. Mr. Ghodges exited the aircraft with minor injuries and the aircrcft sustained damage. The winds reported at that time as 240 degrees at 9 knots, varible between 200 degrees and 290 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 17, 2000 AT 1126 LOCAL TIME, MR. JAMES HODGES, THE REGISTERED OWNER AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, N2308C ATTEMPTIED A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 19 AT FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT (FLO) IN FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA. ON TAKEOFF THE AICRAFT REACHED ABOUT 20 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, AND THEN BANKED STEEPLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, FLIPPED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. MR. GHODGES EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRCFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE WINDS REPORTED AT THAT TIME AS 240 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, VARIBLE BETWEEN 200 DEGREES AND 290 DEGREES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA00LA159Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlorence, SCThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after takeoff resulting in the uncontrolled descent and impact on a closed runway.May 17, 2000 · Substantial damage