Cessna 525 accident near Marietta, GA

On April 4, 1998, a Cessna 525 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Marietta, GA. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

April 4, 1998

Place

Marietta, GA

Aircraft

Cessna 525 · Airplane

Injuries

5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

33.970°N, 84.431°W

NTSB ID

20001211X09798

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 4, 1998, about 1034 eastern standard time, a Cessna 525 (CitationJet), N111LR and a Cessna 172N, N737WD, collided in flight over a residential area in Marietta, Georgia. Both airplanes were operated by the respective pilots, under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial certificated pilot of the 172, the airline transport pilot of the CitationJet, and the three passengers in the CitationJet, were all fatally injured. Both airplanes were destroyed. The CitationJet departed from the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport about 1030, with an instrument flight plan to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. According to radar data, the 172 departed Mathis Airfield, near Cumming, Georgia, about 1025. A flight plan was not filed for the 172 flight, reported as a flight to inspect power lines for Georgia Power Co. After takeoff, the CitationJet was initially assigned 3,000 feet mean sea level (msl) and a heading of 280 degrees by Atlanta Terminal Radar Control (TRACON). Subsequently, it was assigned a heading of 360 degrees and cleared to climb to 14,000 feet msl. According to radar data the CitationJet had vacated 3,000 feet msl and was at 3,400 feet msl, at 1034, when a primary target merged with the radar target of the CitationJet. In addition to the loss of radio contact with the CitationJet, the radar data block on the controller's display depicted "coast" indicating that radar contact was lost. At 1033:01, a clearance to climb from 3,000 feet msl was issued to the CitationJet. Radar data in

Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to see and avoid conflicting traffic, and the failure of the 172 pilot to operate the transponder as required by current regulations. Factors were the controller's failure to observe the traffic conflict, the lack of radar conflict alert capability, and the training emphasis on maximum autopilot usage with the autopilot controller placed at the rear of the cockpit center

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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.