ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38228
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 2000 |
| Time: | 08:25 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | Holman Funeral Home Inc. |
| Registration: | N801MW |
| MSN: | 31-8152136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 miles NW of Hazelhurst Airport, near Lumber City, Georgia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Dothan, AL (DHN) |
| Hazelhurst, GA (AZE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight was cleared for an NDB or GPS runway 14 instrument approach. The pilot was instructed to report procedure turn. Center radar reported the airplane's altitude was last observed at 200 feet. A witness observed the airplane as it collided with trees and the ground and, subsequently burst into flames. No mechanical problem with the airplane was reported by the pilot or discovered during the wreckage examination. Weather minimums for the approach are 800 feet an one mile. Low clouds were reported in the area at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: Pilot's failure to follow instrument procedures and descended below approach minimums and collided with trees. A factor was low clouds.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21646&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=801MW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-May-2015 21:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 16-Oct-2017 15:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Dec-2017 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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