# NTSB MIA79FKG69: Cavalier SA-102, N2892, Cumming, GA, September 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1979
- Place: Cumming, GA · CUMMING, GA
- Location: 34.2061° N, 84.1338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumming, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2061&lon=-84.1338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133805
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKG69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3817   79/9/2  NR.CUMMING,GA         CAVALIER SA-102     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1458
        TIME - 1545                    N2892               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAMBLEE,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PARTS OF R WING FOUND 1100FT FM MAIN WRECKAGE,SEPARATED IN UPWARD DIRECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2892](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2892-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N SG-1, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAVALIER SA-102
- Registry model: [Greenberg CAVALIER SA102.5](https://openairdocs.org/model/greenberg-cavalier-sa102-5) (registry code 0561321) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19790902029779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902029779A), Sep 2, 1979: Amtrks CAVALIER102, Cumming, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tip tank failed in flight causing uncontrollable rolling.

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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