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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182 · Carrollton, GA · March 8, 2009

Date: March 8, 2009 · 08:40 local
Place: Carrollton, GA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1913M
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09FA185
Reported as: Cessna 182
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 154 total96 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N1913MRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Cessna 182PS/N 18264478 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 182P Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot and 2 passengers departed kryy (mccullum) in VFR weather at 0804 local time and proceeded to fly south into deteriorating wx conditions. Aircraft struck the ground at aprox 0835. The aircraft was completely destroyed. Three fatalities (3).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS DEPARTED KRYY (MCCULLUM) IN VFR WEATHER AT 0804 LOCAL TIME AND PROCEEDED TO FLY SOUTH INTO DETERIORATING WX CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AT APROX 0835. THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THREE FATALITIES (3).

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA09FA185Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCarrollton, GAThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of reduced visibility weather conditions, which resulted in disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control.Mar 8, 2009 · Destroyed