Cessna TP206 accident near Epworth, GA
On June 10, 1993, a Cessna TP206 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Epworth, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 10, 1993
- Place
- Epworth, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna TP206 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.920°N, 84.510°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12523
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 10, 1993, at 0850 eastern daylight time, a Cessna TP206, N5719J, collided with trees while maneuvering over the pilot's home near Epworth, Georgia. The 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 a post crash fire; the two occupants were fatally injured in the accident. The flight departed Copperhill, Tennessee, at 0840 hours. According to the pilot's wife, she was working in the family garden when her husband flew overhead in N5719J. She reported that the airplane approached her position from the north and the airplane was several feet above the tree tops. After the airplane crossed her position, the pilot started a left turn; the pilot's wife waved at her husband as he continued the turn. She continued to watch the airplane until it stopped the left turn and collided with trees on a ridge southeast of her position. The pilot's son also observed the collision with the trees and reported that the airplane fell to the ground and burned. According to the pilot's wife, the engine sound was normal throughout the over flight and until the airplane collided with the trees. There were no unusual attitude conditions observed by the witness. Finally, the pilot's wife said that her husband usually flew over the house on his return flights instead of departure flights. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the pilot is included in this report at the data field labeled First Pilot Information. The pilot's flight logs were not reco
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN VERTICAL CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TREES WHILE MANEUVERING WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH TREES.
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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.
