Beech C23 accident near Winder, GA
On February 16, 2017, a Beech C23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Winder, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- February 16, 2017
- Place
- Winder, GA
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.987°N, 83.674°W
- NTSB ID
- 20170216X50911
Official records · ERA17FA106
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn February 16, 2017, about 1400 eastern standard time, a Beech C23, N24695, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain after takeoff from Barrow County Airport (WDR), Winder, Georgia. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was privately owned and operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. Review of airport security camera video revealed that the flight instructor and student pilot walked to the airplane about 1317. There were no witnesses to the takeoff nor was the takeoff captured by the airport security camera system. About 1357, a pilot who was inbound to WDR while about 5 miles north of the airport, heard a pilot transmit that they were departing Runway 31. The pilot looked for the departing airplane but never saw it. He then landed on Runway 31 and taxied to the ramp. About 1400, a witness observed the accident airplane pass from left to right in front of her (from north to south) as she was traveling east on Highway 82 near the northwest corner of the airport property. She reported that the airplane seemed to be flying low and fast and that, as it went over the highway, it began to nose down, then level out, then "tilt to the right about 1/4 or less." The witness then lost sight of the airplane due to trees. She thought she saw "a small puff of gray to the outside edge of the tree line" when she looked back. She later realized that this may have bee
Probable cause
The flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and operation of the airplane outside its center of gravity envelope, which resulted in a loss of control while maneuvering.
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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.
