# Accident 20181220019289A: Cessna 560, Atlanta, GA, December 20, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2018, 12:10 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Fulton County Airport-Brown Fi
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7906° N, 84.4950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7906&lon=-84.4950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188CW-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 560 (registry code 2076750, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D 5 series (registry code 52113, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 560
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181220019289A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 20, 2018, AIRCRAFT N188CW DEPARTED FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (KFTY) FROM RUNWAY 8 WITH FOUR PEOPLE ONBOARD . THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED 1 1/2 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT IS A TOTAL LOSS WITH ALL OCCUPANTS DECEASED.

## 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 ERA19FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA071), Dec 20, 2018: Cessna 560 (N188CW), Atlanta, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in instrument meteorological conditions.

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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