Roosevelt Memorial Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Warm Springs, Georgia 31830
Saturday, July 18, 1987 13:50 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

PIC DPTED, INTENDING TO FLY 0.5 HOURS ON TACH. ACFT HAD 11 GALS OF FUEL, 5 IN LEFT TANK & 6 IN RIGHT TANK. PIC MADE LEFT CLIMBING SPIRAL TO 9000 FEET AND MANEUVERED IN LEFT TURN AROUND AIRPORT. ON A LONG STAIGHT IN, FINAL APPCH ENG QUIT AT ABOUT 500 FEET AGL. ACFT HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY, STALLED, & HIT GROUND IN NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. FUEL SELECTOR LEFT IN BOTH POSITION DURING FLT. AFTER CRASH RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS DRY & LEFT TANK HAD 5 GAL. OWNERS MANUAL NOTES THAT UNEQUAL FUEL CONSUMPTION MAY OCCUR IF WINGS ARE NOT LEVEL.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/18/1987
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1350
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City WARM SPRINGS
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 31830
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 5A9
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 880
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1352 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 59
Weather Observation Facility ID CSG
Elevation of weather observation facility 7
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 89
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 32
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 120
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1500
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 860
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jul 18 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1451
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34157
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:35PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N169DP
NTSB Number ATL87LA217
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182A
Aircraft Series Identifier 182A
Aircraft Serial Number 34979
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 3 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 63
Airframe Hours 3970
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name DUNCAN, JAMES T
Aircraft Owner Street Address 510 E 4TH ST.
Aircraft Owner City WEST POINT
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 31833
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name BROOKS, WILLIAM T
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address PATIO II APT 24 420 N
Operator City AUBURN
Operator State AL
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 36830
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1330
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 3000
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --