- Date
- May 22, 1988, 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Blue Ridge, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80582Globe GC-1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 7766
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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 reported that he encountered deteriorating wx conditions during the flt. He made a 180 degree turn and other course changes in an attempt to return to better wx, but was unable to maintain VFR flt. He subsequently elected to make a precautionary ldg on a highway. During an attempt to land, the airplane struck utility wires, fell to the terrain below, and landed hard. The plt noted that he had received a 'favorable wx analysis' prior to departure; however, he did not elaborate on the content of the briefing. The briefing was obtained by telephone about 1.5 hrs before the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80582
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 85
- Airframe hours
- 1,587
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James W. Young
- Registered owner
- Young, James W., Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1987 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- MOR · Morristown, TN
- Destination
- MMI · Athens, TN
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 850 total · 600 in this make and model · 721 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Temperature
- 70 °F