Fairchild SA227 accident near Camilla, GA
On December 6, 2016, a Fairchild SA227 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Camilla, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 6, 2016
- Place
- Camilla, GA
- Aircraft
- Fairchild SA227 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 31.220°N, 84.155°W
- NTSB ID
- 20161205X33941
Official records · ERA17FA066
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA Air Traffic Control Accident Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn December 5, 2016, about 2222 eastern standard time, a Fairchild SA-227AC, N765FA, operating as Key Lime Air flight 308 (LYM308), was destroyed following an in-flight breakup near Camilla, Georgia. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to CBG LLC., and operated by Key Lime Air as an on-demand cargo flight conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 2154 from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Panama City, Florida, and was destined for Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (ABY), Albany, Georgia. About 1 hour before the scheduled departure time of 2130, the pilot completed a routine check-in call with the Key Lime Air flight follower assigned to cargo flights, who was one of two flight followers working the night of the accident at the operator's headquarters and dispatch office in Englewood, Colorado; the departure time and weather conditions were discussed. According to the cargo flight follower, the pilot told him that he was "holding on the ground" for convective activity that was "extreme" and had "tornado activity." The pilot delayed the departure to continue to evaluate the weather conditions along his route. According to an email from the other flight follower on-duty in the dispatch office, about 2140, the customer (UPS) called the operator's dispatch office, wanting to confirm that flight LYM308 would depart, noting if it
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to initiate and continue the flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted spatial disorientation, a loss of airplane control, and a subsequent in-flight breakup.
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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.
