# Accident 19970419006079A: Beech C23, Athens, GA, April 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1997, 01:27 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9103° N, 83.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9103&lon=-83.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6005T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6005T-1998-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970419006079A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND BURNED IN YHARD OF A RESIDENCE. (-23) MR. SAM HENRY MORTON DEPARTED JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 (NIGHT) PM ON 04/19/97, WITHOUT PERMISSION OF AIRCRAFT OWNER MR. LEEUWENBURG. GBI NOTIFIED AND INVESTIGATED ALONG WITH ATHENS CRIME UNIT.  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO HOME LOCATED IN ATHENS, GA, KILLING THE PILOT AND BURNING THE AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE INCLUDED FIRE AND HOLES IN ROOF.

## 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 ATL97FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA060), Apr 19, 1997: Beech C23 (N6005T), Athens, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: pilot impairment of judgment and performance, due to alcohol; and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from obstacles, while maneuvering at low altitude at night. Darkness was a…

## Other reports on N6005T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870722077269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722077269I), Jul 22, 1987: Beech C23 (N6005T), Colorado Spring, CO. Flew from 100 feet to 300 feet over a residential area. Aircraft identification came from people on the ground.
- [Incident 19840209010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840209010629I), Feb 9, 1984: Beech 23BEECH (N6005T), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Stalled aircraft on landing. Hit hard on nose wheel. Making touch and go landing.

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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