- Date
- August 24, 1983
- Place
- Lexington, GA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2490PPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830824048169A
- Case key
- 5945
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was on a cable patrol/aerial observation mission. While patrolling, he missed a turn in the cable route & turn to relocate it. After relocating the route, he looked back to observe a portion that he had missed & saw a logging operation. The plt turned again to better observe the activity, then started to report its location by using a hand held radio. He then diverted his attention to a sheet of paper in the right seat to obtain the proper frequency number. When he looked up, he saw a big tree, just before impact. The left wing of the acft hit the tree, then the acft crashed & burned. The acft was a backup plane & did not have panel mounted air-to-ground radios for cable patrol reporting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2490P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A1005
- Airframe hours
- 587
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2A, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Part 91
- Operator
- Bearcreek Aviation
- Registered owner
- John Webb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 4A7 · Hampton, GA
- Destination
- EQY · Monroe, NC
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
- 25
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AHN, 18 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.