Bellanca 17-30A accident near Lagrange, GA
On December 10, 1993, a Bellanca 17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lagrange, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 10, 1993
- Place
- Lagrange, GA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.030°N, 84.981°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13816
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 10, 1993, at 1805 eastern standard time, a Bellanca 17-30A, N4195B, collided with a tree one mile from the approach end of runway 31 at the LaGrange-Callaway Airport, LaGrange, Georgia. The business flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91 with an instrument approach clearance. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Brunswick, Georgia, at 1555 hours. At 1112, a man who identified himself as the pilot of N4195B, telephoned Macon, Georgia, Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) and requested a preflight instrument briefing to LaGrange, Georgia, from Brunswick, Georgia. At the conclusion of the briefing, the pilot filed an instrument flight plan to the LaGrange Airport. At 1505, the pilot of N4195B telephoned Macon AFSS, and obtained an abbreviated preflight briefing (see attached transcript of communication). Several minutes before the pilot departed, he requested a power boost (jump start) from Glynco-Jai Aviation. According to the maintenance person from Glynco-Jai Aviation, the pilot said the aircraft battery was dead because he accidentally left the loran on. During the conversation with the maintenance person, the pilot said he had experienced low battery conditions on previous stopovers into Brunswick. The maintenance person urged the pilot to recharge the battery before departing, but the pilot said he had a meeting in LaGrange and had to depart immediately. At 1555, the pilot of N4195B established radio contact with Jacksonville Air R
Probable cause
WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT A KNOWN LOW BATTERY CONDITION BEFORE DEPARTING, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. FACTORS WERE THE DARK NIGHT AND THE LOW SCATTERED CLOUD LAYER.
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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.
