Navion D accident near Canton, GA
On December 5, 1995, a Navion D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Canton, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 5, 1995
- Place
- Canton, GA
- Aircraft
- Navion D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.240°N, 84.490°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X04943
Official records · ATL96FA018
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 5, 1995, at 1817 eastern standard time, a Navion D, N96Q was destroyed following a collision with the terrain near Cherokee County Airport, Canton, Georgia. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were both fatally injured. The airplane was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the flight. The flight originated at Jekyll Island, Georgia, at an undetermined time. At approximately 1512, the pilot called the Macon Automated Flight Service Station and obtained a pre-flight weather briefing for a visual rules flight from Jekyll Island, Georgia, to Canton, Georgia. The flight had a proposed departure time of 1620. Personnel at the Flight Service Station advised the pilot that Visual Flight Rules flight was not recommended for this flight due to the low ceilings and low visibility in the North Georgia area. Witnesses observed the airplane approach the Cherokee County Airport from the southeast, at a low altitude. A witness stated that the aircraft made a right turn over the airport, and then proceeded in a southeasterly direction at low altitude until impacting the terrain about one mile southeast of the Canton Airport. The witness stated that at the time the aircraft was observed, all that could be seen of the aircraft through the fog was the rotating beacon. The witness stated that the weather in the area at the time was: low ceilings of less than 300 feet, and visibility as low as 1/4 mile in fog and
Probable cause
The pilot's impairment of judgement and performance due to drugs which led to his overconfidence of personal ability and continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. The weather conditions and dark night were factors.
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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.
