# Accident 20000517006389A: Shaffer-Richard AIRCAMPER GN-1, Florence, SC, May 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2000, 11:26 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Florence Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2105° N, 79.6508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2105&lon=-79.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2308C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2308C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shaffer-Richard AIRCAMPER GN-1 (registry code 7040345, https://openairdocs.org/model/shaffer-richard-aircamper-gn-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000517006389A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA00LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA159), May 17, 2000: Richard Shaffer Aircamper GN-1 (N2308C), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after takeoff resulting in the uncontrolled descent and impact on a closed runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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