- Date
- August 4, 1969
- Place
- Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4208ANavion A
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161771
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3429 69/8/4 SAVANNAH,GA NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 500 TIME - 0045 N4208A PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAVANNAH,GA FT.EUSTIS,VA. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY LOWERED FULL FLAPS JUST AFTER ROTATION. SETTLED IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4208A
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Savannah Muni
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