# Accident 20030504014189A: Summerville, GA, May 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Summerville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4787° N, 85.3491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summerville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4787&lon=-85.3491&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030504014189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. JOEY MORRIS, MALE AGE 50, CRASHED INTO TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF WITH "ULTRA-LIGHT" TYPE AIRCRAFT ON MAY 04, 2003. MR. MORRIS WAS OPERATING OUT OF A GRASSY FIELD APPROX. 1/4 MILE FROM THE SITE OF IMPACT. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF DEPUTIES, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LOUD NOISE UPON IMPACT. RESIDENTS REPORTED THEY THOUGHT A CAR HAD CRASHED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN BOTH WING TANKS, AND FLIGHT CONTROLS APPEARED OPERATIONAL. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. THE "ULTRA LIGHT" AIRCRAFT HAD 2 SEATS. THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTION TAKING PLACE DURING THIS FLIGHT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES INCLUDING A FRACTURED SPINE, COMPOUND FRACTURES OF LEGS AND ANKLES AND POSSIBLE INTERNAL INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS AIR LIFTED TO ERLANGER HOSPITAL IN CHATANOOGA, TN WHERE HE IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

## 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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