# NTSB MIA75FKG32: Flag Scootr HEC-1, N3443, Claxton, GA, September 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1974
- Place: Claxton, GA · CLAXTON, GA
- Location: 32.1621° N, 81.9097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Claxton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1621&lon=-81.9097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3000  74/9/21    CLAXTON,GA          FLAG SCOOTR HEC-1   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 105
        TIME - 0830                    N3443               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLAXTON-EVANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLAXTON,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- VW 1100CC ENG.ACFT IN STEEP L TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3443 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FLAG SCOOTR HEC-1
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Claxton-Evans

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740921032439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740921032439A), Sep 21, 1974: Amtr 0562942, Claxton, GA, Destroyed. Vw 1100CC eng. Acft in steep l turn.

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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