Piper PA-31-350 accident near Lumber City, GA
On August 15, 2000, a Piper PA-31-350 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lumber City, GA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 15, 2000
- Place
- Lumber City, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-350 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.931°N, 82.680°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21646
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 15, 2000, at 0825 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N801MW, collided with trees and the ground, and burst into flames while attempting an instrument approach to the Hazlehurst Airport, near Lumber City, Georgia. The on-demand air taxi flight was operated by Holman Funeral Home Incorporated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 135 with an instrument flight plan filed and a valid approach clearance. According to weather data recovered from the nearest reporting facility, instrument weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed; the commercial pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Dothan, Alabama, at 0610 central daylight time. At 0546, the pilot telephoned Anniston Automated Flight Service Station in Anniston, Alabama and requested a preflight weather briefing for an instrument flight from Dothan Alabama to Hazlehurst, Georgia. After completing the weather briefing, the pilot filed an instrument flight plan for the flight. At 0719, the pilot radioed Dothan Tower, requested, and was issued an instrument flight plan to Hazlehurst, Georgia. The pilot was issued taxi instructions to runway 32. The review of departure and enroute air traffic procedures disclosed normal and routine handling and communication between the pilot and the air traffic controllers. At 0809, upon arriving in the approach area, Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center cleared the flight for an NDB or GPS runway 14 instrument approach. The pilot cleared to maintain 2300 feet until the Hazlehu
Probable cause
Pilot's failure to follow instrument procedures and descended below approach minimums and collided with trees. A factor was low clouds.
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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.
