- Date
- March 29, 1990, 18:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- East Ellijay, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N55864Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900329007709A
- Case key
- 8120
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Probable cause
The non-instrument rated pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was not instrument rated, and had not filed a flight plan for the flight. The weather in the vicinity of the accident site was forecast to be occassionally below that required for flight under visual flight rules. The forecast also called for mountains to be occassionally obscured in clouds and rain. The pilot received a weather briefing and was advised that flight under visual flight rules was not recommended. The aircraft crashed into trees in the mountainous area. The wreckage was scattered over approximately 150 feet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55864
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7325509
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daryl R. Raisley
- Departed
- 54A · Perry, GA
- Destination
- JVY · Jeffersonville, IN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 174 total · 152 in this make and model · 101 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Observed at
- CHA, 55 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 N55864 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.