- Date
- April 20, 1982, 09:23 local (14:23 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, GA
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N165MAMitsubishi MU-2B-30
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820420010329A
- Case key
- 71305
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Drg the wx briefing the plt was advised that VFR flt was not recommended due to low ceilings & poor visibility. The plt responded he had to go to ft. payne VFR because they have no instrument approach. A jeppesen us (lo)29 low alt enroute chart was found at the wreckage that had a line drawn traversing sw out of the chattanooga VOR between V-115 & V-115E. The mea for these airways was 4,000 ft MSL. Prior to departure the plt as advised that tops were reported 4,500 ft with another layer at 9,000 ft. the plt responded he was going to ft. payne & they had no approach there. Approximately 2-1/2 min after takeoff the plt reported "...looks like about 1500 is all we're gonna get right now." About 7 min later the plt reported they were still VFR but might want to turn around. The acft impacted the top of a north/south ridgelineat an elevation of 2,020 ft. the copilot was part of the company's management team.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N165MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 541
- Airframe hours
- 3,263
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-151A, 705 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Campbell Taggart Inc.
- Registered owner
- Campbell Taggart Inc.
- Departed
- CHA · Chattanooga, TN
- Destination
- 4A9 · Ft. Payne, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 6,313 total · 260 in this make and model · 5,050 as pilot in command · 151 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 133 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 23 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.