# NTSB FTW69D0357: Grumman G-73, N2940, Jasper, TX, January 12, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 12, 1969
- Place: Jasper, TX · JASPER, TX
- Location: 30.9227° N, 93.9933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jasper, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9227&lon=-93.9933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0357
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0357

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0182  69/1/12    JASPER,TEX          GRUMMAN G-73        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 4000
        TIME - 1140                    N2940               PX-  0  0  2  SEARCH AND RESCUE         TOTAL HOURS, 146 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED FLAPS TO 30 DEG. CAUSED ACFT TO PORPOISE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2940 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-73
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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