Cessna 340 accident near Covington, GA
On April 21, 2022, a Cessna 340 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Covington, GA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 21, 2022
- Place
- Covington, GA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 340 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.625°N, 83.827°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220422104986
Official records · ERA22FA199
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 21, 2022, at 1844 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 340, N84GR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident in Covington, Georgia. The private pilot and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the student pilot's partner, both the student pilot, who was the new owner of the multi-engine airplane, and a private pilot flew to Lubbock, Texas, on a commercial airline on April 20, 2022, the day before the accident. Then they took an Uber to Portales, New Mexico, to meet with the former owner of the airplane to finalize the purchase of the airplane so that they could fly it back to Georgia the same day. They departed Portales Municipal Airport (RPZ) and arrived at the Covington Municipal Airport (CVC) in Atlanta, Georgia, about 11 pm. She stated that on the next day, the student pilot began his flight training with the private pilot, whom she believed to be his flight instructor. She added that the student pilot had recently met the private pilot who offered to teach him how to fly the multi-engine airplane. According to radar data provided by the FAA, the accident airplane departed Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) in Atlanta, Georgia, about 1640 and flew to Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (LZU) in Lawrenceville, Georgia, arriving about 1650. The airplane departed LZU about 1712 and arrived at Lumpkin County-Wimpey’s Airport (9A0) in Dahlonega, Georgia, about 1731. On the third leg of the flight, it departed 9A0 about 1813, enroute to CVC, where
Probable cause
The private pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to obtain flight instruction from the private pilot and the private pilot's insufficient qualifications to fly or to provide flight instruction in a multi-engine airplane.
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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.
