Beech B-55 accident near Atlanta, GA
On October 19, 2004, a Beech B-55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Atlanta, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 19, 2004
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech B-55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.767°N, 84.417°W
- NTSB ID
- 20041101X01728
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 19, 2004 at 1054 eastern daylight time, a twin engine Beech Baron B-55, N322WW, registered to and operated by J&R Aircraft Inc., collided with the ground and burst into flames in front of an automotive repair shop near the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The instrument rated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The personal flight departed DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK) Airport in Chamblee, Georgia on October 19, 2004 at 1045. According to the Atlanta Approach Control transcripts, at 0853, the pilot telephoned the Macon Automated Flight Service Station preflight 05 to file an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan from DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, Georgia, to Venice Airport (VNC), Florida. The flight plan was filed and the pilot asked for an abbreviated weather briefing. He stated, "That he had been looking at the RADAR and it didn't look too bad to him." The weather briefing was provided to the pilot. At 0917, the pilot radioed PDK ground control for an IFR clearance to the VNC airport. The clearance was issued and the pilot read back the clearance. After the pilot completed the run-up, an IFR release was received by PDK tower from Atlanta Approach Control with a good rate of climb to 5000 feet and a heading of 230 degrees. The pilot was advised to expect a good rate of climb due to weather. At 0947, Atlanta A
Probable cause
The pilot initiated flight into known adverse weather conditions (thunderstorms), which resulted in a loss of control, and subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.
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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.
