Beechcraft B200 N85BK

Summary

On 5 December 2003 at about 00:40 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N85BK, operated by Southeastern Air Charter, was involved in an accident near Morlan, 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

5 December 2003 at 00:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Morlan, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Newnan; Coweta Co (CCO)

Coordinates

33.2997, -84.7522

Aircraft

Beechcraft B200

Registration

N85BK

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Southeastern Air Charter

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Douglas → Newnan

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL04FA045

2 people died.

The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision when he continued the flight below the decision height and collided with trees. A related factor was the low ceiling.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon arriving at the destination airport, the controller cleared the flight for localizer 32 approach and informed the pilot that radar service was terminated and a frequency change was approved, report canceling IFR this frequency. The pilot acknowledged the clearance. A review of radar data revealed that the airplane was on course and lined up with the runway when the airplane collided with trees and the ground one mile south of runway 32. A review of information on file with Southeastern Air Charter, Inc., the operator of the accident airplane, found that the pilot's most recent Airman Competency/Proficiency Check was conducted in a Cessna 210. There were no records to indicate the pilot had under gone a flight-check in the Beech 200, as outlined in the Corporations FAA Approved Operational Specifications. Examination of the airframe and engines found no pre-existing discrepancies that would have precluded the airplane from operating properly prior to impact. Surface Weather Observations reported near the time of the accident. was visibility 1 to 1¼ miles; ceiling 200 feet overcast. A review of the approach plate found the minimum descent altitude for the approach to be 325 AGL and visibility 1 mile.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.