Beech BE-76 accident near Rome, GA
On March 21, 2008, a Beech BE-76 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Rome, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 21, 2008
- Place
- Rome, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-76 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.343°N, 85.155°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080410X00453
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 21, 2008, about 1625 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-76, N184AA, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering after takeoff from the Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG), Rome, Georgia. The certificated flight instructor and the certificated private pilot were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the instructional flight that was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The airplane was operated by a flight school and based at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), Chamblee, Georgia. The private pilot was receiving instruction toward a multiengine airplane rating. The training syllabus for the flight included introduction to engine failures on takeoff and initial climb, as well as approaches and landings with an inoperative engine. The airplane departed PDK about 1530. A witness at RMG observed the airplane climbing after takeoff from runway 19, a 6,000-foot-long, 150-foot-wide, asphalt runway. He stated the airplane seemed to be "struggling" and was climbing at a very slow rate of speed. The airplane reached an altitude of 600 to 800 feet, and began a left turn, consistent with a return to the airport. The airplane then began a nose first descent toward the trees, southeast of the airport. The airplane impacted in a field surrounded by small trees and shrubs, and came to rest upright, on a heading of approximately 040-degrees. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The flight instructor, age 34, held a commercial pilot and flight instructor certi
Probable cause
The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering during a simulated engine failure. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of total experience as a multiengine flight instructor.
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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.
