# Accident 20170327003159A: Folkston, GA, March 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2017, 09:15 local time
- Place: Folkston, GA
- Airport: Davis Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Ultralight vehicle (Part 103)
- Location: 30.7964° N, 82.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAVIS FLD (3J6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7964&lon=-82.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 8 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170327003159A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 27, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 SINGLE SEAT ULTRALIGHT MODEL AEROLITE 103, CRASHED AFTER TAKING OFF DEPARTING RUNWAY 36 AT DAVIS FIELD (3J6) IN FOLKSTON, GA. PILOT STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 150 AIRCRAFT STARTED TURNING RIGHT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A 60 DEGREE LEFT SPIRAL TOWARD THE GROUND.  AT APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH PINE TREE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT GROUND, COMING TO REST ON LEFT SIDE WITH RIGHT WING UP, NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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