- Date
- August 14, 1987, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Offerman, GA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N55649Piper PA-28R-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870814045529A
- Case key
- 7311
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a local flt the acft was observed flying at a level attitude approx 10 ft above a corn field at high speed. The right wing of the acft struck tree branches approx 60 ft AGL during a pull up. A 6 ft section of the right wing separated. The acft climbed, rolled to the right and nosed into the ground. Several times in the past the pilot/co-ownerof the acft had circled overhead the house of a friend who lived approx 300 yds from the accident site. She reported that during past 'fly-overs' the acft had been at a safe altitude. Investigation revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions/failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55649
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-7335264
- Airframe hours
- 3,927
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- D. Strickland/B Taylor/J Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 12, 1987 · 72 hours before
- Departed
- AYS · Waycross, GA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AYS, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N55649 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.