MINR · DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 40 · 2013-08-30 · Blairsville, GA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA13CA389
Event ID
20130830X72351
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-30
Location
Blairsville, GA, USA
Coordinates
34.812221, -83.806663
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC
Model
DA 40
Registration
N447JP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent inability to maintain clearance with terrain.