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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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