Cessna 414A accident near Lawrenceville, GA
On December 26, 2006, a Cessna 414A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lawrenceville, GA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 26, 2006
- Place
- Lawrenceville, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 414A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.968°N, 83.959°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070111X00043
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FIGHT On December 25, 2006, at 2030 eastern standard time, a Cessna 414A, N62950, registered to ATA of Broward Corporation and operated by a private pilot, collided with trees during an instrument approach into Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (LZU), Lawrenceville, Georgia. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91, with an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan filed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from Palm Beach County Glades Airport, Pahokee, Florida, on December 25, 2006, at 1800. According to Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) personnel, the pilot was given the current weather information before attempting his first instrument approach into LZU, which included: winds calm, visibility 1/2-mile in fog, and ceiling 100 feet. The pilot acknowledged the weather information and elected to continue for the instrument landing system (ILS) runway-25 approach. The pilot contacted the LZU tower controller and reported that he was inbound on the ILS runway-25 approach. The tower controller cleared him for landing. During the first landing attempt, the pilot reported that he was going to execute a missed approach, but saw the airport and wanted to attempt another approach. The tower controller acknowledged the pilot's request and transferred the pilot over to ARTCC personnel for missed approach instructions. The ARTCC controller provided the pilot wit
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the instrument approach procedure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's descent below the prescribed decision height altitude.
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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.
