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FAA accident report · Beech B200 · Moreland, GA · December 4, 2003

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Date
December 4, 2003 · 19:40 local
Place
Moreland, GA
Airport
Newnan Coweta County
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
MFJA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N85BK
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL04FA045
Reported as
Beech B200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N85BKRegistration cancelled Dec 6, 2005 · Beech B200S/N BB-734 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech B200Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 4, 2003, at 1940 local time, N85BK, a Beechcraft BE-200 king air, operated by southeastern air charter, inc, (sac) collided with trees and subsequently the ground near the town of morland, Georgia. The aircraft was consumed in the post crash fire. N85BK was flying the localizer approach to runway 32 at the Newnan-Coweta county airport (cco). The flight originated in Douglas, Georgia. The flight was operating under 14 CFR part 91, and instrument flight rules (IFR). Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. Witnesses at cco stated the ASOS weather reporting station indicated winds at 070 degrees at 6 knots, ceiling of 200 feet AGL and visibility of 1 1/4 miles. Bobby morrow, sac dir. Of operations and one of the pilots, injured his hand the previous week rendering him unable to operate the aircraft power levers and radios with the injured hand. Carlos taronji, the second pilot had no formal training in the aircraft type. The investigation found no airworthiness issues.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 4, 2003, AT 1940 LOCAL TIME, N85BK, A BEECHCRAFT BE-200 KING AIR, OPERATED BY SOUTHEASTERN AIR CHARTER, INC, (SAC) COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND NEAR THE TOWN OF MORLAND, GEORGIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED IN THE POST CRASH FIRE. N85BK WAS FLYING THE LOCALIZER APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT THE NEWNAN-COWETA COUNTY AIRPORT (CCO). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR). INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. WITNESSES AT CCO STATED THE ASOS WEATHER REPORTING STATION INDICATED WINDS AT 070 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, CEILING OF 200 FEET AGL AND VISIBILITY OF 1 1/4 MILES. BOBBY MORROW, SAC DIR. OF OPERATIONS AND ONE OF THE PILOTS, INJURED HIS HAND THE PREVIOUS WEEK RENDERING HIM UNABLE TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT POWER LEVERS AND RADIOS WITH THE INJURED HAND. CARLOS TARONJI, THE SECOND PILOT HAD NO FORMAL TRAINING IN THE AIRCRAFT TYPE. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND NO AIRWORTHINESS ISSUES.

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 ATL04FA045Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMorlan, GAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision when he continued the flight below the decision height and collided with trees. A related factor was the low ceiling.Dec 5, 2003 · Destroyed