Aviation accident ERA09FA487

2 fatal · SOCATA TB20 · 2009-08-27 · Pavo, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA09FA487
Event ID: 20090828X42457
Type: Accident
Date: 2009-08-27
Location: Pavo, GA, USA
Coordinates: 30.941667, -83.722503

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: SOCATA
Model: TB20
Registration: N654GT
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: IMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, with embedded intense thunderstorms, heavy rain, and severe to extreme turbulence, resulting in an in-flight separation of the left wing due to overstress.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown