- Date
- October 12, 1983, 21:15 local (Oct 13, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Edison, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62TGBeech 65-A80
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831012055719A
- Case key
- 6311
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Analysis
At aprx 2130 EDT, the acft collided with a tree while the plt was making a low pass over a wooded area. After hitting the tree, the plane crashed into a pond. Reportedly, the acft had returned from columbia (south america) & the aircrew were preparing to drop duffel bags of cocaine. When the acft hit the tree, the plt was flying while the other person was getting ready to throw out the bags.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62TG
- Reported as
- Beech 65-A80
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LO-215
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-541, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dave C. Mcdaniel
- Registered owner
- William Craig
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Columbia
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.