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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Granger Michael D SONEX · Jesup, GA · April 8, 2016

Date
April 8, 2016 · 10:30 local
Place
Jesup, GA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N97GR
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16LA151
Reported as
Granger Michael D Sonex
Reported engine
JABIRU 3300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
21 total5 in this make and model5 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.

Pilot flew from kvrb enroute to kjes. Pilot was attempting to land on rwy 29 at kjes. Pilot lost control of aircraft to the north of rwy 29. Aircraft crashed in a ravine. Winds were reported at 21KTS and gusting to 31.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW FROM KVRB ENROUTE TO KJES. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 29 AT KJES. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT TO THE NORTH OF RWY 29. AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A RAVINE. WINDS WERE REPORTED AT 21KTS AND GUSTING TO 31.

NTSB investigation

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