# NTSB IAD74DKM26: Spezio Sport, N3695, Thomasville, NC, November 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 3, 1973
- Place: Thomasville, NC · THOMASVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.8813° N, 80.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8813&lon=-80.0815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187872
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3784   73/11/3   THOMASVILLE,NC      SPEZIO SPORT        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 100
        TIME - 1245                    N3695               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDENHALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          THOMASVILLE,NC              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT STALLED APRX 2-4 FT AGL WITH FULL PWR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3695](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3695-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 43 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPEZIO SPORT
- Registry model: [Mendenhall SPEZIO TUHOLER](https://openairdocs.org/model/mendenhall-spezio-tuholer) (registry code 0562419) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mendenhall

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731103034399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731103034399A), Nov 3, 1973: Amtr 0562441, Thomasville, NC, Substantial damage. Acft stalled aprx 2-4 ft AGL with full pwr.

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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