ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45641
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Date: | Wednesday 6 February 2002 |
Time: | 14:02 |
Type: | Piper PA-32-300 |
Owner/operator: | Clyde A. Griffin |
Registration: | N4105W |
MSN: | 32-40168 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4694 hours |
Engine model: | Avco Lycoming IO-540K1A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Atlanta, GA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Atlanta, GA (PDK) |
Destination airport: | Savannah, GA (SAV) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The recently instrument-rated pilot departed on an instrument flight in instrument meteorological conditions with low ceilings and turbulence. Radar data showed the airplane climbed to the assigned altitude but failed to maintain the assigned heading. Radar data indicated the airplane flew a path that included two wide, constant-rate, 360-degree turns to the right. Air traffic controllers twice reassigned the heading, and the pilot acknowledged the instructions each time. About eight minutes after departure, the pilot reported the airplane was in a spin, and the airplane impacted terrain seconds later in a steep, nose-down attitude less than two miles from the airport. The wreckage was found scattered along a path 200 feet long by 80 feet wide in a wooded area. Fuel was present at the site, and examination revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunction of the engine, airframe, or recovered instruments.
Probable Cause: The pilot experienced spatial disorientation that resulted in the loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL02FA043 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020212X00206&key=1 Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2008 00:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:24 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
09-Dec-2017 15:48 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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