Cessna 320D accident near Perry, GA
On March 16, 2003, a Cessna 320D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Perry, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 16, 2003
- Place
- Perry, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.511°N, 83.767°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030324X00372
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 15, 2003, at 2226 eastern standard time, a Cessna 320D, N4137T, registered to and operated by a private pilot, collided with trees 8 miles south of Perry-Houston County Airport near Perry, Georgia. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Instrument weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger was seriously injured. The flight departed Abernathy Field, Pulaski, Tennessee at approximately 1915 central standard time on March 15, 2003. According to airport personnel at Abernathy Field in Pulaski, Tennessee, the flight landed in the late afternoon, and the pilot requested the airplane be topped off with fuel. The pilot asked to use a truck so he could go into town to get something to eat. While the pilot and passenger were in town, the airplane was topped-off with 104.1 gallons of 100-low lead aviation fuel. After the pilot and passenger returned to the airport, they conducted casual conversation about the flight and purchase of the airplane with the airport personnel for about 45 minutes. At 1905 CST, the pilot paid for the fuel and departed approximately 10 minutes later. The airport personnel watched the airplane taxi for takeoff, heard the pilot completed a long run-up, and watched the airplane climb out of sight. At 2138:44, eastern standard time, the pilot established radio contact with Atlanta Approach Control. The pilot reported a cruise altitude of 7, 500 feet and a 138- degree headin
Probable cause
The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/terrain clearance.
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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.
