# NTSB MIA72FKT06: Grumman SCAN30, N7916C, Miami, FL, August 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1971
- Place: Miami, FL · MIAMI, FL
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKT06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2885   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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN SCAN30
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chalk Spb

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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