Piper PA-38-112 accident near Kennesaw, GA
On March 31, 1993, a Piper PA-38-112 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kennesaw, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 31, 1993
- Place
- Kennesaw, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.020°N, 84.610°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X11908
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 30, 1993, at 2023 eastern standard time, a Piper PA 38 112, N4218E, collided with trees, in Kennesaw, Georgia, during climb out from Cobb County McCollum Field, Marietta, Georgia. The night training flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and the post impact fire. The student pilot was fatally injured and the flight instructor expired on March 31, 1993. The flight departed McCollum Field at 2000 hours. At approximately 2015, an official from Aero Atlanta Flying Club and another witness, watched several airplanes takeoff from McCollum Field on the night of the accident. Some of the airplanes were in the traffic pattern for runway 27, including N4218E. From their position on the airport, they could hear the airplanes as they approached and climbed out. They reported that N4218E's approach and landing appeared normal, but during the climb out, the airplane leveled off after climbing about 150 to 200 feet above the ground. They continued to watch N4218E until it collided with the trees about a mile from the departure end of runway 27. The airplane also collided with a utility pole and they both fell into the front yard of a single family dwelling. An ear witness, located in an apartment building off the departure end of runway 27, reported what was believed to have been the sound of a "dying" engine; the two eye witnesses at the airport stated that the engine continued to run normally throughout the climb. PERSONNEL INFO
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TO ASSURE THAT A PROPER RATE OF CLIMB WAS ESTABLISHED AFTER TAKEOFF TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN/OBSTACLES. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT CONDITION OF THE AIRPLANE AT TAKEOFF.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
