# Accident 20080715855209A: Socata TBM700, Atlanta, GA, July 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2008, 14:57 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Cobb County-Mc Collum Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0086° N, 84.6286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0086&lon=-84.6286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484RJ-2012-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TBM 700 (registry code 8682000, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tbm-700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-64 (registry code 52070, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-64) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TBM700
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A64
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080715855209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1.8 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF RUNWAY 9 AT RYY.  AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES UPON IMPACT WITH TREES AND AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND FIRE.

## 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 MIA08FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA141), Jul 15, 2008: Socata TBM700 (N484RJ), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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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