- Date
- February 20, 1978
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7896Siai-Marche SF260
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780220016449A
- Case key
- 143391
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1187 78/2/20 CHARLOTTE,NC SIAI-MARCHE SF260 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 706 TIME - 1026 N7896 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,SC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 8HRS TOTAL ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS.FLAPS UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7896
- Reported as
- Siai-Marche SF260
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglas
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.