Beech S-35 accident near Carrollton, GA
On October 22, 1993, a Beech S-35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carrollton, GA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 22, 1993
- Place
- Carrollton, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech S-35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.579°N, 85.071°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13514
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 1993, at 1615 eastern daylight time, a Beech S-35, N8688Q, collided with trees 1/4 mile west of the West Georgia Regional Airport, Carrollton, Georgia. The personal flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91 with a valid instrument flight clearance. Instrument weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire; all four occupants were fatally injured. The flight departed Burlington, North Carolina, at 1247 hours. At 2146, on October 21, 1993, a man, who identified himself as the pilot of N8688Q, telephoned Williamsport Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS), Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and requested a planning weather briefing from Brandywine Airport in West Chester, Pennsylvania, to Carrollton, Georgia. The Air Traffic Control Specialist gave the pilot the current weather forecast, and the pilot said he would call back the following morning for weather updates. At 0720, on October 22, 1993, the pilot of N8688Q telephoned Williamsport AFSS, and requested a weather briefing to Atlanta with an enroute stop in Burlington, North Carolina. Again, the pilot was given the current weather forecast for his planned route of flight. After the weather briefing, the pilot filed an instrument flight plan which included both legs of the flight; the flight between West Chester and Burlington was uneventful. At 1247, the flight departed Burlington with an instrument flight clearance. At 1443, the pilot established radio contact with Atlanta Approach Control; the pilot was given the Atlanta
Probable cause
WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES.
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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.
