ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 387160
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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 2024 |
| Time: | 07:13 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | WBME LLC |
| Registration: | N629BE |
| MSN: | E-3287 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Augusta, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Augusta-Daniel Field, GA (DNL/KDNL) |
| New Haven-Tweed Airport, CT (HVN/KHVN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On May 2, 2024, about 0713 eastern daylight time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 airplane, N629BE, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
Initial Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) track data revealed that the flight departed runway 5 at Daniel Field Airport (DNL), Augusta, Georgia, at 0712, destined for Tweed/New Haven Airport (HVN), New Haven, Connecticut. The airplane proceeded on runway heading for about ½ nautical mile (nm), where a left turn was initiated. The airplane continued in the left turn, at about 200–300 ft above the ground, for about 30 seconds and crashed into the top of mature oak trees in a residential area, severing the outboard half of the left wing. The outboard wing section remained lodged in a tree, about 60 ft above the ground. The airplane continued and impacted the front yard of a residence, coming to rest upright at coordinates 33.47759, -82.03308.
The direction of the wreckage path was about 235°. The cockpit and cabin were consumed in a postaccident fire. Initial examination of the wreckage revealed that all structural components of the airplane were accounted for at the accident site. The landing gear were found in the extended (down) position and the wing flaps were retracted (up).
No calls of distress from the pilot were noted. The departure airport utilized a common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF) that was not recorded. Several local residents provided home surveillance video to investigators. Although the airplane could not be seen within the fields of view of the cameras, the engine could be heard, running at high rpm until the sounds of tree and ground impact were heard.
Recorded weather near the time of the accident included calm wind, a clear sky, and 10 nm visibility.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.live5news.com/2024/05/02/plane-crashes-into-neighborhood-georgia/
https://www.wrdw.com/2024/05/02/pilot-dies-plane-crash-after-taking-off-daniel-field/
https://www.wfxg.com/story/50740832/plane-crash-on-hillcrest-avenue
https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/plane-crashes-near-daniel-field-in-augusta/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=629BE
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N629BE/history/20240502/1100Z/KDNL/KHVN
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/4e3ec3a47c3283eee4aeb155f9006e9f29c32d2b (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating Thursday's crash of a Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 airplane in a residential area in Augusta, Georgia.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) May 2, 2024
Plane crash augusta ga hill area by daniel field. Happened just now pic.twitter.com/ea9FvNwBeB
— diana (@dherve) May 2, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2024 12:04 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-May-2024 12:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-May-2024 12:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 02-May-2024 12:41 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 02-May-2024 12:44 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 02-May-2024 13:09 | aaronwk | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2024 13:10 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-May-2024 14:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2024 15:03 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-May-2024 17:16 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category] |
| 02-May-2024 22:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2024 22:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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