Sturgeon A1 N2158
14 September 1969 · Sumter, South Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 September 1969 at about 16:00 local time, a Sturgeon A1 registered N2158 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Sumter, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sumter, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sumter
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sturgeon A1
- Registration
- N2158
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3980
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
BECAME AIRBORNE ON HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST OF UNCERTIFICATED ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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