# Accident 19890629018119A: Amd FALCON200, Carterville, GA, June 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1989, 00:04 local time
- Place: Carterville, GA
- Airport: Cartersville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ESPA
- Location: 34.1608° N, 84.7996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1608&lon=-84.7996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N125CA-1990-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 (registry code 2730103, https://openairdocs.org/model/dassault-breguet-falcon-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMD FALCON200
- Reported engine: GE CF7002D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,940 total, 770 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890629018119A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AFTER TAKEOFF ON POSITIONING FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL89FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA171), Jun 29, 1989: Dassault-Breguet Falcon 20 (N125CA), Cartersville, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED A CLIMB PROFILE AFTER TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARK NIGHT, THE CREW'S LACK OF VISUAL PERCEPTION AT…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.