Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Allendale County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Allendale, South Carolina 29810
Sunday, March 13, 1994 23:00 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT OBTAINED A VFR WX BRIEFING AT ABOUT 1624 EST, WHICH CALLED FOR VMC ALONG HIS ROUTE. AFTER HE COMPLETED THE 1ST LEG, HE CALLED FSS TO FILE A VFR FLIGHT PLAN, BUT HE DID NOT GET AN UPDATED WX BRIEF, CONTRARY TO SCHOOL RULES. THE TAKEOFF FOR THE 2ND LEG WAS AT 2158, OR ABOUT 5 1/2 HOURS AFTER HIS WX BRIEF. AN UPDATED AREA FORECAST CALLED FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSHOWERS, AND RAIN SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED IN THE AREA PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE ON THE 2ND LEG. DURING CRUISE ON THE 2ND LEG, HE REPORTED DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING VFR. HE DIVERTED TO ALLENDALE AIRPORT. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT ENTERED TRAFFIC FOR RWY 17, THEN EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN IN A DESCENDING, LEFT TURN TOWARD RUNWAY 35. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AND GUSTY, WITH MOD TO HEAVY RAIN, AND A CEILING OF GREATER THAN 2,000 FEET. THE ACFT COLLIDED W/TREES AND CAME TO REST IN A PASTURE 1 MI SSE OF THE AIRPORT. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE WHILE IN THE VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES. FACTORS WERE; HIS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL DIRECTIVES BY NOT OBTAINING A WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, AND THE RAIN, GUSTING WINDS, AND DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 3/13/1994 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 2300 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | ALLENDALE |
| Event State | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 29810 |
| Event Date Year | 1994 |
| Event Date Month | 3 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | ALLENDALE COUNTY |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 88J |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 160 |
| Airport Elevation | 161 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 2250 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 310 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | AGS |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 145 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 42 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 7000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 6000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 8 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 12 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 220 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 4 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Light |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 491 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Mar 14 1994 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 745 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 6 2000 10:47AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N67581 |
| NTSB Number | ATL94FA062 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 152 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 152 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 15281927 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1670 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Mar 9 1994 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 35 |
| Airframe Hours | 7367 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | GULF LEASING, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 501 GOODLETTE ROAD N., B-100 |
| Aircraft Owner City | NAPLES |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33940 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | SOUTHEASTERN SCHOOL OF AERO. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | HERBERT SMART DOWNTOWN AIRPORT |
| Operator City | MACON |
| Operator State | GA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 31201 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SAV |
| Departure City | SAVANNAH |
| Departure State | GA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 2158 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | CAE |
| Destination City | COLUMBIA |
| Destination State | SC |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Cruise |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 17 |
| Runway Length | 5000 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |