Sud Avtn DA-20 N121GW

Summary

On 18 May 1978 at about 12:10 local time, a Sud Avtn DA-20 registered N121GW, operated by Flight Safety, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 4 people were on board. In all, 6 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 May 1978 at 12:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Memphis Intl

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Sud Avtn DA-20

Registration

N121GW

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

Flight Safety

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Training

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1344

6 people died.

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

CONTROLLER OF FALCON ASSUMED COORDINATION HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BETWEEN LOCAL CONTROLLERS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.