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FAA accident report · Cessna 414 · Waleska, GA · April 10, 2003

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Date
April 10, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Waleska, GA
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N822DB
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03FA077
Reported as
Cessna 414
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N822DBRegistration cancelled Jun 15, 2017 · Cessna 414S/N 414-0813 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 414Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On April 10, 2003 at approximately 1640 EDT, airplane N822DB departed from rome, Georgia, an IFR flight plan was filed but not activated. The airplane was headed to cherokee county airport when it collided with rising terrain in a heavily wooded area in black mountain 11.3 nautical miles west of cherokee county airport. The pilot received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed by impact and subsequent post-crash fire. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site. The airplane was reported missing on April 11, 2003 and was located on April 12, 2003. During examination at the accident site the airplane was found to have collided with the trees and the ground on a 090 degree magnetic heading at an elevation of 1850 feet mean sea level. The mountain peak is 2,304 feet and there was a 825 foot tall television tower in the airplane flight path. Both wing assemblies and engines were separated from the fuselage. The airplane came to rest on a 244 degree magnetic heading and the fuselage was fire damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 10, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1640 EDT, AIRPLANE N822DB DEPARTED FROM ROME, GEORGIA, AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED BUT NOT ACTIVATED. THE AIRPLANE WAS HEADED TO CHEROKEE COUNTY AIRPORT WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA IN BLACK MOUNTAIN 11.3 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF CHEROKEE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT POST-CRASH FIRE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE WAS REPORTED MISSING ON APRIL 11, 2003 AND WAS LOCATED ON APRIL 12, 2003. DURING EXAMINATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND TO HAVE COLLIDED WITH THE TREES AND THE GROUND ON A 090 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING AT AN ELEVATION OF 1850 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE MOUNTAIN PEAK IS 2,304 FEET AND THERE WAS A 825 FOOT TALL TELEVISION TOWER IN THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT PATH. BOTH WING ASSEMBLIES AND ENGINES WERE SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON A 244 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING AND THE FUSELAGE WAS FIRE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL03FA077Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWaleska, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain.Apr 10, 2003 · Destroyed