- Date
- August 5, 1971
- Place
- Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7916CGrumman SCAN30
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162905
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2885 71/8/5 MIAMI,FLA GRUMMAN SCAN30 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 7680 TIME - 1310 N7916C PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHALK SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIAMI,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLT TEST FOR APPROVAL OF ENGS. PLT ALLOWED NOSE TO PITCH DOWN. FLAPS FULL DOWN,CG ABOUT FWD LIMITS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7916C
- Reported as
- Grumman SCAN30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chalk Spb