- Date
- December 17, 1972
- Place
- Jefferson, GA · JEFFERSON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3559RBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3485 72/12/17 JEFFERSON,GA BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 137 TIME - 1235 N3559R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JEFFERSON,GA ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PAINT SHOP PERSONNEL REMOVED AILERONS FOR PAINTING ACFT.AILERONS REINSTALLED ON REVERSED SIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3559R
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jackson County
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