Socata TB20 accident near Pavo, GA
On August 27, 2009, a Socata TB20 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pavo, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 27, 2009
- Place
- Pavo, GA
- Aircraft
- Socata TB20 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.942°N, 83.722°W
- NTSB ID
- 20090828X42457
Official records · ERA09FA487
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 27, 2009, at 1117 eastern daylight time, a Socata TB-20, N654GT, registered to RFM Technical Consulting LLC, encountered adverse weather and broke up in flight near Pavo, Georgia. The certificated private pilot and passenger were killed, and the airplane was destroyed. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14, code of federal regulation (CFR) part 91. The flight originated at Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Montgomery, Alabama, at 1001 on the same day. The airplane was reported missing by family members on the evening of August 27, 2009, and was found by local authorities on August 28, 2009, about 1400. There were no witnesses to the accident. According to family members the pilot was enroute to the North Perry Airport (HWO) Hollywood, Florida. Review of the available recorded radar data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) showed the airplane was on a southeast heading at an altitude of 3,400 feet mean sea level (msl). At 1111 the airplane was observed turning to a due east heading. At 1115 the airplane began a 180-degree turn to the west maintaining 3,400 feet msl, and at 1117, the airplane was lost from radar. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot, age 62, held a private pilot certificate for airplane single-engine land, last updated on August 29, 2002, and a third-class airman medical certificate issued on January 10, 2008, with a limitation the he must have available glasses for near vision. The pilot logbook was not recovered for exa
Probable cause
The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with embedded intense thunderstorms, heavy rain, and severe to extreme turbulence, resulting in an in-flight separation of the left wing due to overstress.
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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.
