Fuji LM1 accident near Athens, GA
On October 22, 2009, a Fuji LM1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Athens, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2009
- Place
- Athens, GA
- Aircraft
- Fuji LM1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.949°N, 83.326°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091022X25529
Official records · ERA10LA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 2009, about 1122 eastern daylight time, an experimental Fuji LM-1, N2121J, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 27 at Athens/Ben Epps Airport (AHN), Athens, Georgia. The airline transport pilot-rated owner and the pilot-rated acquaintance of the owner were fatally injured. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at AHN, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight to Leesburg International Airport (LEE), Leesburg, Florida. According to the airplane's maintenance records, a newly-overhauled engine was installed in November 2003, and in September 2007, after the engine had accumulated approximately 40 hours in service, all 6 cylinders were replaced. One month after the cylinder replacement, the engine had accumulated an additional 0.3 hours in service. According to a maintenance technician who also flew the airplane, it was operated regularly for a brief period, before it was left dormant until several weeks before the accident. He stated that this was because the owner had moved to Florida, while the airplane remained in Georgia. Maintenance records indicated that the airplane accumulated about 27 hours between September 2007 and September 2009. In September 2009, the owner informed the maintenance facility in Georgia that he wanted to move the airplane to Florida, and requested that they inspect the airplane in preparation for that flight. An annual inspection was sat
Probable cause
An aerodynamic stall shortly after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
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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.
