# Accident 20160907015031A: Beech F33A, Carrollton, GA, September 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2016, 10:54 local time
- Place: Carrollton, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6233° N, 85.1492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6233&lon=-85.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6027K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6027K-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160907015031A

## Narrative

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

(A) AIRCRAFT @ ABOUT 020 AGL / 140KTS.

(B) AIRCRAFT @ ABOUT 020 ALT / 80KTS

BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE PERFORMING AN APPROACH INTO RWY 35 AT CARROLLTON.

(B) AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN

(A) STRUCK (B)'S TAIL CAUSING THE NOSE TO PITCH UP AND BE STRUCK BY (A)'S PROP.

BOTH AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 800'AGL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

(A) AIRCRAFT ENDED UP ON TOP OF (B) AIRCRAFT WERE THEY BOTH CAME TO REST SOME 200 YARDS SHORT OF THE 35 RWY.

## 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 ERA16FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA312), Sep 7, 2016: Beech F33 (N6027K), Carrollton, GA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the Beech pilot to see and avoid the Diamond that was in front of and below his airplane on final approach and his use of an incorrect radio communication frequency for the airport.

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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