Rockwell 690B accident near Homerville, GA
On March 27, 2003, a Rockwell 690B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Homerville, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 27, 2003
- Place
- Homerville, GA
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 690B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.106°N, 82.947°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030401X00419
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 27, 2003, at 0113 eastern standard time, a Rockwell 690B, N53LG, registered to Haulers Insurance Company Inc., operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 positioning flight, broke up in-flight while descending in the vicinity of Homerville, Georgia. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at flight altitude and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The airline transport rated pilot and the sole passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, after the pilot received an instrument flight rules clearance and departed on March 26, 2003, at 2300 central standard time. Communication with Air Traffic Control Facilities along the route of flight before initial contact with Jacksonville Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) were normal. A review of radio communications between Jacksonville ARTCC and the pilot revealed the pilot had contacted Jacksonville ARTCC at 00:53:26. The pilot stated, "good evening Jacksonville commander five three lima golf with you at flight level two seven zero." At 01:12:10, a pilot stated, "mayday mayday." There was no other known recorded communications with the crew of N53LG. A review of radar and performance data revealed that the airplane was at 27,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), at 175 knots groundspeed, and heading southeast at 01:11:41. At 01:11:55, the airplane was at 26,600 feet in a left turn at 200 knots. At 01:11:57, the airplane was at 25,700 feet at 200 knots. At 01:12:04, the airplane was heading northeast at 23,200 feet at 245 knots. At 01:12:10, th
Probable cause
An in-flight encounter with unforecasted severe turbulence in cruise flight resulting in the design limits of the airplane being exceeded due to an overload failure of the airframe, and collision with a swampy area.
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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.
