# Accident 20141115022009A: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, Williamson, GA, November 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2014, 11:30 local time
- Place: Williamson, GA
- Airport: Peach State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1833° N, 84.3717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1833&lon=-84.3717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28681-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A (registry code 2801002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR (registry code 20004, https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH DH 82A
- Reported engine: DEHAV ENG GIPSY MAJOR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 305 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141115022009A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/15/2014, N28681 1945 TIGER MOTH DH 82A WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT OVER WILLIAMSON, GA.  AS IT APPROACH PEACHSTATE AIRPORT (GA2) PILOT IN COMMAND STATED THE AIRCRAFT JUST STALLED AND WHEN OVER (NOSE DOWN).  PIC PULLED BACK ON STICK AND GAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING UP THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A FLAG POLE AND A ROOF TOP.  THE IMPACT WITH THE ROOF CAUSED THE RIGHT AILERON TO DETACH FROM THE WING.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO FLY AROUND THE BUILDING AND ACROSS THE ROAD AND CRASH IN AN OPEN FIELD.

## 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 ERA15LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA052), Nov 15, 2014: Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A (N28681), Williamson, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall at an insufficient altitude to fully…

## Other reports on N28681 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19930509012699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930509012699A), May 9, 1993: Dhavxx DH82AROBRTSN (N28681), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Unable to return struck a tree on forced landing. Found water and dirt in fuel system.

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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