- Date
- April 1, 1988, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Jasper, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3638NMooney M20G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880401060389A
- Case key
- 7594
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Before depg blairsville, the plt reqd the current atlanta wx for the dekalb-peachtree arpt & for an afternoon outlook. He told the briefer that he had received a previous wx briefing. He was informed that the forecast was for instrument conds until noon with a chance of overcast skies at 1500 ft. he departed blairsville at 1210 EST with intentions of following highways to the atlanta area. A person, who was driving a car between blairsville & the subsequent crash site, saw a Mooney flying in & out of fog at about 150' AGL. There was rain, low ceiling & poor vis along that route. When the acft did not arrive at the destn, a search was begun. The acft was fnd where it had crashed on rising, wooded terrain on mt oglethorpe at an elev of about 3290'. An exam revealed the acft was in level flt just before impact. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was found. Although the plt was instrument rated, he had no recent instrument flt time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3638N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20G680020
- Airframe hours
- 2,039
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles W. Spikes
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 12, 1988 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- 46A · Blairsville, GA
- Destination
- 4A0 · Stockbridge, GA
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,599 total · 1,365 in this make and model · 1,499 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE, 30 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.
Other investigations on N3638N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.