# Accident 19890429010329A: Beech B24R, Dahlonega, GA, April 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Dahlonega, GA
- Airport: Lumpkin Co-Wimpys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7293° N, 84.0598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7293&lon=-84.0598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2526W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526W-1993-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B24R (registry code 1151253, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B24R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 29 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429010329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLEW INTO TREES ON A MOUNTAINSIDE. WITNESS REPORTED LOW CLOUDS, FOG IN AREA. WAS TRYING TO LOCATE AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL89FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA139), Apr 29, 1989: Beech B24R (N2526W), Suches, GA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE WOODED TERRAIN. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION, HIGH TERRAIN, AND TREES WERE RELATED FACTORS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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