Piper PA-32-260 accident near Suches, GA
On July 8, 2006, a Piper PA-32-260 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Suches, GA. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 8, 2006
- Place
- Suches, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32-260 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.698°N, 84.007°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060714X00943
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 8, 2006, at 1250 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-260, N3380W, registered to MASI LLC, and operated by a private pilot, collided with a house and the ground during a go-around at High Valley Airpark (GA87), Suches, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot and one passenger were seriously injured and died several days after the accident, and three additional passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by post crash fire. The flight departed from Hilton Head Island Airport, Hilton Head, South Carolina, on July 8, 2006, at 0949. Witnesses stated they observed the airplane enter a left downwind for runway 02. The airplane touched down at midfield and bounced, touched down and rolled about 100 feet. The airplane was about three quarters down the runway when the witnesses heard an increase in engine power. The witnesses observed the airplane become airborne, and make a sharp left turn about 60 feet off the ground and the airplane disappeared from view behind a tree line. The witnesses heard a "bang," observed black smoke, and called the emergency 911 operator to report the accident. The witnesses said that when they arrived on scene, they reported that the airplane had hit a home and that the fuselage of the airplane, including the only available exit, was on fire. Two of the occupants in the airplane, the pilot and one passenger, managed to escape from the burning wreckag
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to retract the wing flaps and his decision to make a turn while performing a go-around.
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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.
