- Date
- March 30, 1986, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Luthersville, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N544ENorth American NA219 (T28B)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6933
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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
After takeoff the acft was observed to climb straight out toan alt of about 500-700 ft. it then turned to a northerly heading. After a short time on the northerly hdg, the acft was observed to initiated a left aileron or barrel roll, dishout and end up on an easterly hdg in a steep dive. The acft went from sight of these witnesses behind the tree line still in a dive. They stated that the roll maneuver was initiated at a height of 500-700 ft. witnesses at the crash site stated that they first saw the aircraft at a low alt in a descent with the engine running 'real loud'. It struck trees and a utility pole and parts started coming off. Both occupants were professional air carrier air crew employees. And it could not be determined which occupant was the sole manipulator of the flight controls during the accident sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N544E
- Reported as
- North American NA219 (T28B) (NA219 (T28)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- (140007)2196
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-86, 1,425 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Randall Porter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 30, 1985
- Departed
- IGA2 · Luthersville, GA
- Airport
- IGA2 · Flying N
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight engineer
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 32 nm away