# NTSB MIA78FKG68: Hunting-Pem MK-51, N51951, Sylvester, GA, August 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1978
- Place: Sylvester, GA · SYLVESTER, GA
- Location: 31.5297° N, 83.8346° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvester, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5297&lon=-83.8346&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKG68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1738   78/8/3    SYLVESTER,GA        HUNTING-PEM MK-51   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0615                    N51951              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLVESTER AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.APRX 2000LBS MARIJUANA ON BOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N51951](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51951-2013-04-01), registration cancelled 2013-04-01, S/N K66B-4003 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNTING-PEM MK-51
- Registry model: [Hunting PEMBROKE MK 51](https://openairdocs.org/model/hunting-pembroke-mk-51) (registry code 4460114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sylvester Airport

## 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 19780803019389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803019389A), Aug 3, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Sylvester, GA, Destroyed. Injury index presumed. Aprx 2000LBS marijuana on board.

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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