Robinson R44 accident near Barnesville, GA
On June 27, 2004, a Robinson R44 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Barnesville, GA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 27, 2004
- Place
- Barnesville, GA
- Aircraft
- Robinson R44 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.012°N, 84.215°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040630X00886
Official records · ATL04FA141
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 27, 2004 at 0530 eastern daylight time a Robinson Helicopter R44, N441MG, registered to and operated by MG Aviation, collided with trees, and burst into flames during a cross-country flight in a residential area in Barnesville, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The helicopter sustained substantial damage. The certified flight instructor, and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, Greer, South Carolina, on June 27, 2004 approximately 0300. According to the mechanic of MG Aviation the purpose of the cross-country flight was to take the pilot's wife to visit her grandmother in a hospital in Florida. The pilot called the mechanic at 0100, the morning of the flight to ask about the maintenance on helicopters N441MG and N229CH. He then called his flight instructor to accompany him on the cross-country flight to Florida. The mechanic stated that the flight instructor came by his residence to pick up his flight bag at 0200 shortly after returning from a music concert. The flight instructor then confirmed with the mechanic the same story that the pilot had told him about leaving in morning for Florida. The mechanic asked if he needed any assistance in preparing for the flight to Florida, and the flight instructor replied that the pilot prepared everything for the flight. That was the last conversation the mechanic had with the flight i
Probable cause
The certified flight instructor's in-flight decision to continue VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in spatial disorientation, and the subsequent in a loss of control. A factor was fog.
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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.
