Amateur-built GLASAIR SH-2 accident near Jackson, Georgia, October 1, 2010
On October 1, 2010 at about 4:40 pm local time, a amateur-built GLASAIR SH-2, registered N2117S, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Jackson, Georgia (Seven Lakes Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 1, 2010 · about 4:40 pm local time · cases in 2010
- Place
- Jackson, Georgia · Seven Lakes Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built GLASAIR SH-2
- Registration
- N2117S · no longer on the register · serial 120
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot, the airplane began drifting to the left just after takeoff. He attempted to correct the drift; however, the flight controls had no effect. The airplane then began banking to the right until it impacted the ground, coming to rest inverted next to a hangar. A postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any preimpact abnormalities that would have prevented the normal use of the flight controls.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during takeoff defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during uncontrolled descent
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not specified
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 30 in the last 90 days; 12 in the last 30 days; 500 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: November 1, 2008
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 500 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, June 1, 2010
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 E2O (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 62GA Jackson GA at 4:40 pm
- Destination: TMA Tifton GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 2,930 ft by 130 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observation at 4:40 pm from OPN, 29 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
8 documents, released by the NTSB on October 18, 2011. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot and Passenger Statement | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 3 | Email from Pilot to FAA | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 4 | Witness Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | Memorandum for Record: FAA Conversation on Damage | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 6 | Thomaston Weather | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 7 | Photo 1: Airplane at Rest (Courtesy of the FAA) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 8 | Photo 2: Engine at Rest (Courtesy of the FAA) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Other NTSB records under N2117S the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N2117S: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 E2O 27,303 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Seven Lakes Airport · nearest airport
- Henry Tift Myers Airport · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Georgia 2,138 since 1982 · 361 in the last ten years
- Georgia 8,807 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N2117S 1 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA11LA003.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text does not name anyone involved, its policy at this time. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.