Piper PA-28-140 accident near Blairsville, GA
On November 27, 2005, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Blairsville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 27, 2005
- Place
- Blairsville, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.751°N, 83.937°W
- NTSB ID
- 20051130X01903
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 27, 2005, at 1545 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6485R, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with trees on a mountain ridge while maneuvering around a cloud adjacent to Vogel State Park in the vicinity of Blairsville, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A post crash fire ensued and the airplane was destroyed. The non-instrument rated private pilot reported serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. The flight originated from Andrews-Murphy Airport, Andrews, North Carolina, on November 27, 2005 at 1530. The airplane was located by rescue personnel on November 28, 2005, at 1045. The pilot stated he and his wife arrived at the Andrews-Murphy Airport on November 26, 2005. The airplane was topped off with fuel and they remained overnight in the local area. The pilot and his wife returned to the airport on November 27, 2005, at 0900. The pilot stated he was concerned about the weather obscuring the mountaintops along his route of flight. He checked the weather by using the Aviation Weather Observation Service on the computer and elected to delay the flight. The pilot and his wife returned to the airport and departed at 1300. They returned to the airport 30 minutes later after encountering weather. The pilot and his wife waited at the airport and departed again at 1530. The pilot stated he encountered a cloud while attempting to climb over the mountains. The base of the cloud was about 2,000 feet and he was at 3,500 feet. The pilot
Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance in mountainous terrain, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.
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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.
