MIA75FKG77

NTSB accident investigation · N.American B-25H · Dawsonville, GA · June 3, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 3, 1975
Place
Dawsonville, GA · DAWSONVILLE, GA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N96GCN.American B-25H
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750603025109A
Case key
149189

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2187   75/6/3  NR.DAWSONVILLE,GA     N.AMERICAN B-25H    CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 6700
        TIME - 0200                    N96GC               PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT SIDE OF HIGH BLUFF ABT 1/2MI FRM OPEN FLD.49 BALES OF MARIJUANA RECOVERED.

Aircraft

Registration
N96GC
Reported as
N.American B-25H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.