Bellanca BL-17-30A accident near Kings Bay, GA
On November 25, 1995, a Bellanca BL-17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kings Bay, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 25, 1995
- Place
- Kings Bay, GA
- Aircraft
- Bellanca BL-17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.789°N, 81.559°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04904
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 25, 1995, about 1819 eastern standard time, a Bellanca BL-17-30A, N28049, crashed into the intercoastal waterway near Kingsbay, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was destroyed and the private-rated pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated about 1400 from the Kupper Airport, Manville, New Jersey. The pilot advised a friend at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, two days before the accident that he was planning on stopping there for fuel. After departure about 1745, using a cellular phone, the passenger/pilot's wife contacted the friend who lives at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and stated that the flight was about over the Hilton Head Airport and her husband couldn't descend below the clouds. The pilot's wife who had flown with him several times sounded nervous but there was no mention of a problem. At 1710 and 1900 hours the reported cloud condition at the Hilton Head Airport was an estimated overcast layer at 800 and 900 feet respectively. The flight continued and about 1817.17, the pilot first contacted the Jacksonville Air Traffic Control Tower and advised the controller that the flight was about 22 miles northeast, inbound, landing. The pilot then contacted Jacksonville Approach at 1818.06, and advised that he would "...get a little bit orientated first, ...10 miles east-northeast inbound landing, circle around out here and get a heading or give me vector." The airplane was assigned a discreet tran
Probable cause
a loss of control due to pilot spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was: the dark night condition and the pilot's improper decision to turn to an easterly heading with no ground reference lights available.
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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.
