Piper PA-28-181 accident near Jasper, GA
On April 6, 2001, a Piper PA-28-181 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jasper, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 6, 2001
- Place
- Jasper, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-181 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.460°N, 84.420°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010416X00748
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 6, 2001, at approximately 1045 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N31566, collided with trees on a mountain ridge near Jasper County, Georgia, during cruise while en route to St. Joseph, Missouri. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Recorded weather data from Dekalb Peachtree Airport showed visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. However, according to witnesses, the weather near the accident site was foggy with restricted visibility. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Athens/ Ben Epps Field, in Athens, Georgia, at 1000. At 0900, eastern daylight time, a man who identified himself as the pilot of N31566, telephoned Macon Flight Service Station in Macon Georgia and requested a visual flight weather briefing from Athens, Georgia, to St. Joseph, Missouri. The pilot stated an intended departure time of 1000. The briefer advised the pilot of instrument weather conditions along the intended route of flight. and that visual flight was not recommended. Approximately 45 minutes after the first weather briefing the pilot telephoned Macon Flight Service Station again and requested weather information for the intended route of flight, again the pilot was informed of instrument weather conditions along the intended rout e of flight. According to the Rescue Coordination Center at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, family members became concerned when the airplane did not arrive
Probable cause
The pilot disregarded preflight weather briefing information, and continued visual flight into known instrument weather conditions and collided with trees.
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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.
