# Accident 20000307040539A: Dalton, GA, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Dalton, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7692° N, 84.9704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dalton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7692&lon=-84.9704&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307040539A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE TWO-SEAT AIRPLANE WAS FLYING IN LOOSE FORMATION WITH TWO OTHER AIRPLANES. DURING FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING IN A PRIVATE HAY FIELD, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK AN OAK TREE.  THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 FEET AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND.  ACCORDING TO TITLE 14 CFR PART 103, AN ULTRALIGHT IS A VEHICLE THAT IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED FOR MANNED OPERATION BY A SINGLE OCCUPANT.  AN EXEMPTION ALLOWING A TWO-SEAT AIRPLANE TO BE OPERATED UNDER PART 103 MAY BE GRANTED FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION; HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO A LISTING OF ALL EXEMPTION HOLDERS, THE PILOT DID NOT POSSESS AN EXCEPTION.                                                        (-23)'SEE ATTACHMENT' NO ATTACHMENT GIVEN

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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