Southern Airmotive Corp Sac SAC N3800C
17 June 1982 · Graham, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 June 1982 at about 23:30 local time, a Southern Airmotive Corp Sac SAC registered N3800C was involved in an accident near Graham, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Graham, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Graham (E15)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Southern Airmotive Corp Sac SAC
- Registration
- N3800C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Graham → Graham
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA231
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 17 TO FERRY THE AIRCRAFT FROM GRAHAM TO HOUSTON, TX. HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 340 DEG AT 15 KTS. REPORTEDLY, HE HAD NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS WELL AS LIFTED OFF EARLY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL WEEDS. THE LEFT WING TOUCHED, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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