# NTSB MIA79FKG30: Dehavilland DHC-1, N122LT, Fayetteville, GA, April 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 7, 1979
- Place: Fayetteville, GA · FAYETTEVILLE, GA
- Location: 33.4491° N, 84.4728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fayetteville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4491&lon=-84.4728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1293   79/4/7    FAYETTEVILLE,GA     DEHAVILLAND DHC-1   CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 1698
        TIME - 1250                    N122LT              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUST AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BEAR CREEK                  FAYETTEVILLE,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- STRAPS OF PARACHUTE IN REAR SEAT FOUND WRAPPED AROUND CONTROL STICK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N122LT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N122LT-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N C1-0652/543, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-1
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-1) (registry code 2801702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rolls-Royce GIPSY MK series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-gipsy-mk-series) (registry code 54560, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Rust Airstrip

## 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 19790407008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407008559A), Apr 7, 1979: Dhav DHC1, Fayetteville, GA, Destroyed. Pilot said the elevator control jammed.a parachute was found between the rear seat and control stick.

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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