# Accident 20030315004799A: Cessna 320D, Perry, GA, March 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2003, 22:26 local time
- Place: Perry, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 83.7672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-83.7672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4137T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4137T-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 320D (registry code 2074512, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 320D
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315004799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N4137T COLLIDED WITH TREES FIVE MILES SOUTH OF PERRY-HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED AND THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST 800 TO 1000 FEET AND VISIBILITY 8 MILES WITH RAIN AND TOPS OF THE CLOUDS REPORTED AT 6000 FEET.

## 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 ATL03FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA062), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna 320D (N4137T), Perry, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain altitude/terrain clearance.

## Other reports on N4137T (2)

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

- [Incident 19980310008909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980310008909I), Mar 10, 1998: Cessna 320D (N4137T), Twin Falls, ID, Minor damage. Narrative:INM11980006 the pilot of the Cessna 320D, on a local VFR flight, discovered an unsafe gear down position light while he was preparing to land at Twin…
- [Incident 19900103049219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103049219I), Jan 3, 1990: Cessna 320D (N4137T), Beckley, WV, Minor damage. Left gear collapsed on landing rollout. Pin connecting bellcrank assemby had failed.

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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