# Accident 20140726014929A: Piper PA-46-310P, Clayton, GA, July 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2014, 08:50 local time
- Place: Clayton, GA
- Airport: Heavens Landing
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9239° N, 83.4533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9239&lon=-83.4533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248SP-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA359) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140726014929A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 26, 2014, ABOUT 0850 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-46-301P, N248SP DEPARTED HEAVENS LANDING AIR STRIP RUNWAY 5 (GE99) FOR AURORA, ILLINOIS (ARR).  AFTER DEPARTING AIR PLANE MADE CONTACT WITH TREE LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 5.  THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND A POST-CRASH 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 ERA14FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA359), Jul 26, 2014: Piper PA-46-310P (N248SP), Clayton, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to begin a flight with fog and low clouds present at the airport, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions immediately after takeoff and a…

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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