ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188548
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 July 2016 |
| Time: | 04:00 |
| Type: |  Cirrus SR22 |
| Owner/operator: | Silver Ridge Business Holdings LLC |
| Registration: | N321HB |
| MSN: | 4257 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Dry Branch, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Haven-Tweed Airport, CT (HVN/KHVN) |
| Macon-Lewis B. Wilson Airport, GA (MCN/KMCN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of N321HB was on a routine flight from KHVN (New Haven, CT) to KMCN (Middle Georgia Regional). It was reported to the regional operations center that the aircraft experienced a loss of engine power approximately 30 miles east of KMCN and had to deploy the aircraft's CAPS (Cirrus Airframe Parachute System).
The aircraft landed in a wooded area on the north side of the Wolf Creek landfill in Dry Branch, Georgia and sustained minor damage with no injuries.
The pilot had left the scene of the accident and was able to make it to a relative's home approximately 30 miles away from the accident site. The Sheriff's department was able to locate the pilot and returned him to the accident site to speak with the FAA. During questioning by the Twiggs County Sheriff's Department the pilot stated that he had been awake for 4-5 days and had been recovering from a heroin episode or some complication with an addiction. The pilots wife stated that her husband may have been under the influence of marijuana and possibly other drugs. During questioning by an FAA inspector, the pilot stated that he could not remember any details from the flight and seemed to avoid all questioning concerning it.
Flight data showed that the aircraft suffered fuel exhaustion while en route at approximately 5,390 feet and that the handle for the parachute was pulled when the aircraft reached 864 feet.
Sources:
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/pilot-goes-missing-after-twiggs-crash-found-safe-at-home/93-265217834
FAA
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=321HB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N321HB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2016 01:58 | Geno | Added |
| 07-Jul-2016 15:22 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Nov-2022 15:54 | harro | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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