Flagg TEENIE TWO N4831Y

Summary

On 3 December 1988 at about 20:02 local time, a Flagg TEENIE TWO registered N4831Y, operated by Dennis and David Mabry, was involved in an accident near Albemarle, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 December 1988 at 20:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Albemarle, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Albemarle-Stanly Cty Arpt (6A6)

Coordinates

35.3593, -80.1890

Aircraft

Flagg TEENIE TWO

Registration

N4831Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dennis and David Mabry

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL89DMG01

1 person 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

REPORTEDLY, THE 150-HOUR PILOT OWNER WAS PERFORMING A HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE AIRPLANE AND ITS CONTROLS. THE AIRPLANE TAXIIED DOWN RUNWAY 22, USING 3000 FEET OF THE 4700 FOOT RUNWAY AND SUDDENLY BECAME AIRBORNE. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 60 TO 70 FEET WHEREUPON THE AIRPLANE ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND PITCHED DOWN AND CONTACTED THE SOFT GROUND IN AN EXTREME NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. WITNESSES WHO HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE ONLY MINUTES BEFORE SAID NO CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE POWER SETTING OF THE ENGINE FROM BEGINNING TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED NO EVIDENCE OF SYSTEM OR MECHANICAL FAILURE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.