Trike UNKNOWN accident near Dalton, GA
On March 7, 2000, a Trike UNKNOWN was involved in an accident near Dalton, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 7, 2000
- Place
- Dalton, GA
- Aircraft
- Trike UNKNOWN · ULTR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.789°N, 84.921°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20586
NTSB summary
On March 7, 2000, about 1800 eastern standard time, a Trike unregistered experimental airplane, owned and operated by the pilot, was destroyed when it impacted a tree and collided with the ground during approach to landing in a private field near Dalton, Georgia. The private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The aircraft departed from the private field about 1745. According to several witnesses, three airplanes departed from the private hay field in loose formation. Shortly thereafter, they returned for landing. According to a pilot who was flying in the formation, he was positioned behind the lead airplane during final approach to landing. His airplane was approximately 150 feet above ground level (agl) with the lead airplane about 50 feet agl, when the lead airplane's left wing struck an oak tree. Several witnesses in the air and on the ground observed the airplane descend approximately 40 to 50 feet and impact the ground. According to a detective with the Murray County Sheriff's Department, the tandem two-seat airplane with a rear-mounted 2-cylinder Rotax engine impacted the ground nose first. All major components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site and remained attached to the airframe. The left side of the cloth wing sustained substantial leading edge and wingtip damage. One of the three wheels was separated and found several feet from the main wreckage. There was no pre or post impact fire. T
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain appropriate clearance with objects during final approach to landing. A factor was the tree.
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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.
