Piper PA-18-150 accident near Byromville, GA
On August 24, 1994, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Byromville, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 24, 1994
- Place
- Byromville, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 32.200°N, 83.900°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01931
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 23, 1994, at about 2020 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N7776D, collided with terrain in a wooded area near Byromville, Georgia. The commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by Bobby E. West of Byromville. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local, personal flight. The flight originated at a private airstrip in Byromville, at about 1930. According to law enforcement personnel, the pilot was taking his brother for a personal flight around the local area. A resident who lived adjacent to the accident site reported that she observed the aircraft at about 1930, and everything seemed normal. She knew the pilot, and was familiar with his aircraft. She stated that on occasion, he would practice cropdusting maneuvers. The engine sounded normal when she was listening for it. At about 1945, when she was inside, she heard a "boom" that shook her double wide mobile home. No eyewitnesses to the accident were located. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the pilot, Cory A. West, is included in this report at the section titled "First Pilot Information." He attended a flight school in Jacksonville, Florida, with his first syllabus flight lesson logged on February 12, 1993. His last syllabus flight lesson was logged on January 26, 1994, where he received his multiengine rating. An examination of the pilot's logbook revealed that he received a tailwheel airplane endorsement on June 26, 1993.
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.
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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.
