# NTSB MIA76FLG17: Bantam W-3, N422, Georgetown, SC, September 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1975
- Place: Georgetown, SC · GEORGETOWN, SC
- Location: 33.3724° N, 79.2808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Georgetown, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3724&lon=-79.2808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLG17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLG17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2948  75/9/21    GEORGETOWN,SC       BANTAM W-3          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 338
        TIME - 0950                    N422                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GEORGETOWN,SC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- SPOT LDG CONTEST.ENTRD SLIDING FLAT SPIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N422](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N422-1977-07-07), registration cancelled 1977-07-07, S/N RRCCC03171, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BANTAM W-3
- Registry model: [Blackstock BANTAM W-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/blackstock-bantam-w-3) (registry code 056279J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Georgetown County

## 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 19750921030019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750921030019A), Sep 21, 1975: Amtr 0562741, Georgetown, SC, Substantial damage. Spot ldg contest. Entrd sliding flat spin.

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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