# NTSB MIA80FLA12: Navion H, N2552T, Waycross, GA, December 18, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1979
- Place: Waycross, GA · WAYCROSS, GA
- Location: 31.2110° N, 82.3577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waycross, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2110&lon=-82.3577&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3649  79/12/18   WAYCROSS,GA         NAVION H            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N2552T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  24, 2034 TOTAL HOURS, ALL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYCROSS,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2552T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2552T-1982-07-26), registration cancelled 1982-07-26, S/N NAV-4-2552, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION H
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION H](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-h) (registry code 6150122) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- 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 19791218034019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791218034019A), Dec 18, 1979: Tmpson NAVIONH, Waycross, GA, Destroyed. Witnesses heard & saw aircraft flying low in vicinity. Aircraft hit wires over highway. Crashed inverted.

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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