- Date
- July 12, 1970
- Place
- Spartanburg, SC · SPARTANBURG, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6418Jeanies T G-W
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108755
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3019 70/7/12 SPARTANBURG,SC JEANIES T G-W CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 205 TIME - 0850 N6418 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARTANBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPARTANBURG,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ABORTED T/O ABOUT 150 FT AGL 3000 FT DOWN RWY. PLT HAD MADE HIGH SPEED RUNS AND LIFT OFFS ONLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6418
- Reported as
- Jeanies T G-W
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Spartanburg
N6418Registration cancelled Aug 13, 1970 · Gilbert L/Worthington L JEANIES TEENIE GWAirframe modelGilbert L/Worthington L JEANIES TEENIE GW
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