Piper PA-28-140 N7248J

Summary

On 12 April 1992 at about 00:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7248J, operated by Partlow, Allen L., was involved in an accident near Young Harris, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 April 1992 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Young Harris, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

34.5907, -83.7606

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7248J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Partlow, Allen L.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Miami

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL92FA076

2 people died.

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DARK NIGHT, RAIN, AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

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WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING IN THE VALLEYS OF THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN FOR ABOUT TEN MINUETS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THEY SAID IT WAS A VERY DARK NIGHT AND LIGHT RAIN WAS FALLING IN THE AREA. THE VISIBILITY WAS REPORTED BY THE WITNESSES TO BE GOOD. THE WITNESSES STATED, THAT AT THE TIME THEY OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT, THAT THEY COULD HEAR THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT THE TOP OF A RIDGE LINE. THERE WERE LARGE GRASS FIELDS LOCATED IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RIDGE LINE, IN THE DIRECTION OF IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.