Piper J3C-65 accident near Fort Gaines, GA
On September 16, 2014, a Piper J3C-65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fort Gaines, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 16, 2014
- Place
- Fort Gaines, GA
- Aircraft
- Piper J3C-65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.556°N, 85.050°W
- NTSB ID
- 20140924X82224
Official records · ERA14FA455
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 16, 2014, about 1140 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper J3C-65, N95480, collided with the Chattahoochee River near Fort Gaines, Georgia. The airline transport pilot and pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Day, visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Headland Municipal Airport (0J6), Headland, Alabama about 1000 central daylight time (CDT) and was destined for Weedon Field (EUF), Eufaula, Alabama. There were no known witnesses to the accident. The airplane was not equipped with a transponder and no radar or GPS data was found. After the flight did not arrive at its destination, a search and rescue operation was initiated. The wreckage was located on September 23, 2014, in a remote area of the Chattahoochee River in about 10 to 15 feet of water. The wreckage was recovered on September 24, 2014. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 44, held an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land, airplane multi-engine land, airplane single engine sea, rotorcraft-helicopter, and instrument helicopter. He was also a flight instructor with airplane single and multiengine, rotorcraft-helicopter, instrument airplane instrument-helicopter ratings. He reported a total flight experience of 5,700 hours, including 200 hours during the last six months, on his
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during flight, which resulted in a collision with a river.
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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.
