Beech B200 accident near Morlan, GA
On December 5, 2003, a Beech B200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Morlan, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 5, 2003
- Place
- Morlan, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech B200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.300°N, 84.752°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031209X02012
Official records · ATL04FA045
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 4, 2003, at 1940 eastern standard time, a Beech B200 King Air, N85BK, registered to Eagle Air Holding LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, and operated by Southeastern Air Charter, Inc, collided with trees and subsequently the ground and burst into flames while on a localizer approach to runway 32, at the Newnan Coweta County Airport, near Morlan, Georgia. The repositioning flight was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and instrument flight rules (IFR). Instrument Meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The commercially rated pilot and co-pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane substantial damage and there was post-crash fire. The flight originated in Douglas, Georgia on December 4, 2003, at 1915. According to the Director of Maintenance the airplane was returning from a Part 135, on-demand Air Taxi flight to Douglas, Georgia where they had dropped off several passengers. The purpose of this flight was to return the airplane to its base of operations. The Director of Maintenance stated that the reason the ATP rated pilot was in the right seat was that about a week prior to this flight the Pilot had an accident and had severed several fingers from his right hand. The ATP Pilot had undergone surgery to have them reattached and was experiencing some difficulty in operating the airplane's engine and propeller controls from the left seat. A partial review of communications between Atlanta Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), and the pilot revealed that he contacted the controller and stated that he w
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision when he continued the flight below the decision height and collided with trees. A related factor was the low ceiling.
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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.
