Beechcraft V35B N4277A

Summary

On 1 October 1989 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft V35B registered N4277A, operated by David E. Miller, was involved in an accident near Colquitt, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 October 1989 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Colquitt, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft V35B

Registration

N4277A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David E. Miller

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Lauderdale → Marianna

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL90LA002

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN CURRENT ENROUTE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR HIS DESTINATION RESULTING IN HIS FLYING VMC INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN HIS COLLISION WITH POWERLINES WHILE MAKING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT RECEIVED WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. PLT ADDITIONALLY RECEIVED CURRENT WEATHER AT TALLAHASSEE ENROUTE. PLT DID NOT GET UPDATE WEATHER FOR DESTINATION ENROUTE. NINE MILES FROM DESTINATION FLT ENCOUNTERED INSTRUMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. PLT REVERSED COURSE AND AGAIN ENCOUNTERED IMC. WHILE AT 500 FEET IN A ONE MILE DIAMETER HOLE PLT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD. ON APPROACH TO THE ROAD THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE SEVERING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THE PILOT REPORTED ON THE NTSB ACCIDENT REPORT FORM THAT HIS LAST BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW WAS 27 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.