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FAA accident report · Allen STEEN SKYBOLT · Carrolton, GA · July 13, 2014

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Date
July 13, 2014 · 17:25 local
Place
Carrolton, GA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N849CA
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14FA339
Reported as
Allen Steen Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N849CARegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Allen STEEN SKYBOLTS/N CA-1 · Built 1975Airframe modelAllen STEEN SKYBOLTEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approximately 17:45 on July 13, 2014 I received a call from dan strickland, flm, that there had been a possible fatal accident in a two person aircraft near carrollton, Georgia. At approximately 19:50 I arrived on the scene. The actual location was located off the road in the woods at 33 33 53 n, 84 59 37 w. the entrance to the area was located at 705 cross plains rd, Carrolton, GA.

The accident scene had been secured by carroll county sheriff?s office and Georgia highway patrol officers.

The aircraft appeared to have hit the top of some trees (about 60 feet high) with the right wing and continued near vertical to the ground. The impact area where the plane hit the ground was about 46 feet from the tree and the propeller and hub assembly was another 76 feet past the primary impact area. The wreckage was contained in about a 100 foot diameter centered on the initial impact area with mostly small wooden pieces of the wing assembly (possibly right wing) scattered primarily to the east side of the impact area. The engine to the empennage had been burned so that no fabric or soft material was left. The empennage was severely charred from burning and was in a vertical position with the tail in the air but still had fabric on it. The main fuselage was in mainly and upright position from the empennage to the firewall. The firewall forward appeared to be twisted and upside down from the firewall forward and the bottom of the engine was on top. There was evidence that the left wing was attached at the fuselage but was severely burned away at the primary impact area. The propeller and hub were found about 40 feet from the primary impact area. The direction from the initial impact in the trees to the primary impact area and then to the propeller was about 030 degrees. The distance from the initial impact tree to the primary impact area was 46 feet, the empennage came to rest another 17 feet beyond primary ground impact and then to the propeller was another 59 feet.

The coroner, privacy data omitted, confirmed there were two bodies in the aircraft.

Witnesses stated the aircraft was flying level and then just nosed over into the trees.

The aircraft was inspected at atlanta air salvage. Inspection revealed that the engine was producing sufficient power and there were no indicated structural or flight control failures.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 17:45 ON JULY 13, 2014 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM DAN STRICKLAND, FLM, THAT THERE HAD BEEN A POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT IN A TWO PERSON AIRCRAFT NEAR CARROLLTON, GEORGIA. AT APPROXIMATELY 19:50 I ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. THE ACTUAL LOCATION WAS LOCATED OFF THE ROAD IN THE WOODS AT 33 33 53 N, 84 59 37 W. THE ENTRANCE TO THE AREA WAS LOCATED AT 705 CROSS PLAINS RD, CARROLTON, GA.

THE ACCIDENT SCENE HAD BEEN SECURED BY CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF?S OFFICE AND GEORGIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS.

THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE HIT THE TOP OF SOME TREES (ABOUT 60 FEET HIGH) WITH THE RIGHT WING AND CONTINUED NEAR VERTICAL TO THE GROUND. THE IMPACT AREA WHERE THE PLANE HIT THE GROUND WAS ABOUT 46 FEET FROM THE TREE AND THE PROPELLER AND HUB ASSEMBLY WAS ANOTHER 76 FEET PAST THE PRIMARY IMPACT AREA. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN ABOUT A 100 FOOT DIAMETER CENTERED ON THE INITIAL IMPACT AREA WITH MOSTLY SMALL WOODEN PIECES OF THE WING ASSEMBLY (POSSIBLY RIGHT WING) SCATTERED PRIMARILY TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE IMPACT AREA. THE ENGINE TO THE EMPENNAGE HAD BEEN BURNED SO THAT NO FABRIC OR SOFT MATERIAL WAS LEFT. THE EMPENNAGE WAS SEVERELY CHARRED FROM BURNING AND WAS IN A VERTICAL POSITION WITH THE TAIL IN THE AIR BUT STILL HAD FABRIC ON IT. THE MAIN FUSELAGE WAS IN MAINLY AND UPRIGHT POSITION FROM THE EMPENNAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE FIREWALL FORWARD APPEARED TO BE TWISTED AND UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE FIREWALL FORWARD AND THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE WAS ON TOP. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE LEFT WING WAS ATTACHED AT THE FUSELAGE BUT WAS SEVERELY BURNED AWAY AT THE PRIMARY IMPACT AREA. THE PROPELLER AND HUB WERE FOUND ABOUT 40 FEET FROM THE PRIMARY IMPACT AREA. THE DIRECTION FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT IN THE TREES TO THE PRIMARY IMPACT AREA AND THEN TO THE PROPELLER WAS ABOUT 030 DEGREES. THE DISTANCE FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT TREE TO THE PRIMARY IMPACT AREA WAS 46 FEET, THE EMPENNAGE CAME TO REST ANOTHER 17 FEET BEYOND PRIMARY GROUND IMPACT AND THEN TO THE PROPELLER WAS ANOTHER 59 FEET.

THE CORONER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CONFIRMED THERE WERE TWO BODIES IN THE AIRCRAFT.

WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING LEVEL AND THEN JUST NOSED OVER INTO THE TREES.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AT ATLANTA AIR SALVAGE. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING SUFFICIENT POWER AND THERE WERE NO INDICATED STRUCTURAL OR FLIGHT CONTROL FAILURES.

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 ERA14FA339Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCarrollton, GAAn in-flight loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations or based on the available evidence.Jul 13, 2014 · Destroyed

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