# Accident 20080130831349A: Airbau REDBACK, Jefferson, GA, January 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2008, 16:05 local time
- Place: Jefferson, GA
- Airport: Jackson County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1719° N, 83.5606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1719&lon=-83.5606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1847, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1847) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airborne REDBACK (registry code 05901OI, https://openairdocs.org/model/airborne-redback) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBAU REDBACK
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503DCDI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 15 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080130831349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 30, 2008 AT JACKSON CO. AIRPORT JEFFERSON GA. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW HIS ULTRALIGHT (LIGHT SPORT ACFT) OFF FROM RWY 16. HE SAID HE ATTAINED AN ALTITUDE OF 300 FT AND 40KTS AIRSPEED. AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM AWAY. (PILOT'S STATEMENT TO EMT) THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND NOSE DOWN AT 120 FEET ON THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16. THE GAS TANK WAS STILL INTACT, NO FUEL LEAKAGE. PATIENT WAS AIRLIFTED TO GRADY HOSPITAL. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME OF THE CRAFT. THE WING SPAN WAS INTACT WITH LITTLE DAMAGE. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER DID NOT HAVE ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA08CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA049), Jan 30, 2008: Airborne Redback (N1847), Jefferson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain control of the airplane and his poor weather evaluation before attempting to taxi the airplane. A factor in the accident was the failure of airport…

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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