Grumman SCAN30 N7916C
5 August 1971 · Miami, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1971 at about 13:10 local time, a Grumman SCAN30 registered N7916C, operated by Chalks Intern*, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Miami, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Miami, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chalk Spb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman SCAN30
- Registration
- N7916C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Chalks Intern*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2885
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
FLT TEST FOR APPROVAL OF ENGS. PLT ALLOWED NOSE TO PITCH DOWN. FLAPS FULL DOWN, CG ABOUT FWD LIMITS
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman SCAN30 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1971 | Grumman SCAN30 | Majuro, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Lagoon Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1971 | Grumman SCAN30 | Ebeye, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Lagoon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1964 | Grumman SCAN30 | Fairfield Iowa, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1979 | Grumman SCAN30 | Skykomish, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |