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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech V35B · Ellijay, GA · August 8, 2005

Date: August 8, 2005 · 11:00 local
Place: Ellijay, GA
Phase of flight: Scud Running
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1212V
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05FA142
Reported as: Beech V35B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N1212VRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Beech V35BS/N D-10226 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBeech V35B Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N1212V crashed into mountain Monday 8/8/2005 near springer mountain ga. The pilot received a weather briefing and filed a VFR flight plan with the rdu fss. The pilot was informed the VFR was not recommended by the fss briefer. Low overcast, heavy rain and thunderstorms were forecasted and active along the route of flight. The pilot was not instrument rated. Just moments before the accident the aircraft was spotted by a retired Georgia state trooper pilot. The state trooper who lives close to the accident scene stated the clouds appeared below 3000 feet with thunderstorms all around. The trooper saw the aircraft in and out of the clouds with the aircraft and engine functioning normally. (-23 amendment) the pilot had his logbook with him which burned along with the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N1212V CRASHED INTO MOUNTAIN MONDAY 8/8/2005 NEAR SPRINGER MOUNTAIN GA. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH THE RDU FSS. THE PILOT WAS INFORMED THE VFR WAS NOT RECOMMENDED BY THE FSS BRIEFER. LOW OVERCAST, HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORECASTED AND ACTIVE ALONG THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPOTTED BY A RETIRED GEORGIA STATE TROOPER PILOT. THE STATE TROOPER WHO LIVES CLOSE TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE STATED THE CLOUDS APPEARED BELOW 3000 FEET WITH THUNDERSTORMS ALL AROUND. THE TROOPER SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT HAD HIS LOGBOOK WITH HIM WHICH BURNED ALONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

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 ATL05FA142Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEllijay, GAThe pilot's continued cruise flight under visual flight rules into known adverse weather, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation, and an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain. A factor associated with the…Aug 8, 2005 · Destroyed