Beech D55 accident near Dawson, GA
On January 1, 2006, a Beech D55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dawson, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- January 1, 2006
- Place
- Dawson, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech D55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.743°N, 84.419°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060109X00030
Official records · NYC06FA048
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FSS Briefing Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 1, 2006, at 1444 eastern standard time, a Beech D55, N8165W, was substantially damaged while on approach to the Dawson Municipal Airport (16J), Dawson, Georgia. The certificated private pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. A pilot-rated passenger and two additional passengers were seriously injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (UMP), Indianapolis, Indiana, at 1030. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot-rated passenger, who was acting as a "co-pilot" on the flight, they departed UMP with full fuel on the morning of the accident. They were en route to Florida, and planned to stop in Georgia to refuel. The pilot attempted instrument approaches at two different airports, but couldn't land because the "ceilings were too low." The pilot-rated passenger reported that the flight then proceeded to 16J; however, the airplane was "running out of fuel." He stated they used a handheld GPS to fly a traffic pattern for runway 31; however, the weather was "too bad" to land and they only obtained visual contact with the runway 2 or 3 times. The pilot-rated passenger stated that the cloud layer descended to approximately 100 feet; however, they "had to get down," and even considered landing on a road. He stated that while on the downwind leg, the airplane tilted toward the ground just prior to impact. He additionally reported that at the time of the accident, they
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to preclude a stall, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and loss of control while circling to land. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and weather evaluation, low clouds, a low fuel condition, and an inadvertent stall.
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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.
