- Date
- April 16, 1977
- Place
- Thomaston, GA · THOMASTON, GA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74483Bellanca 14-13
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770416011399A
- Case key
- 157304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0627 77/4/16 THOMASTON,GA BELLANCA 14-13 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 213 TIME - 1245 N74483 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REGINALD GRANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THOMASTON,GA JEKYLL ISLAND,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74483
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reginald Grant
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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