Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Fulton County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Atlanta, Georgia 30336
Tuesady, December 17, 2013 19:24 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On December 17, 2013, about 1924 eastern standard time (EST), a Raytheon Aircraft Company 390 Premier 1, N50PM, was destroyed when it impacted trees, terrain, and was consumed by a postcrash fire, while returning to land on runway 26 at Fulton County Airport – Brown Field (FTY), Atlanta, Georgia. The airplane had departed a few minutes prior. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed for the flight to New Orleans Lake Front Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to voice recordings obtained from the air traffic control tower (ATCT), the accident flight was given a departure heading of 290 degrees and was cleared for takeoff. Immediately after takeoff the pilot requested to return to the airport; however, he did not request any assistance after being queried by an ATCT controller. The pilot was given instructions to enter the right downwind for runway 26 and was told to follow landing traffic; no further transmissions were recorded from the flight.
According to an eyewitness that lived next to the accident location, the airplane struck a tree and veered to the right and subsequently impacted the ground.
According to written statements provided by line personnel at the fixed base operator (FBO) where the airplane had been fueled, they had towed, or repositioned, the airplane to their ramp from a nearby service center and parked it on their ramp area about 1720. The accident pilot contacted the FBO about 1740 and requested 125 gallons of Jet-A fuel with prist, to be loaded into each wing. The pilot and passenger arrived at the airplane about 1900, loaded their baggage inside the airplane cabin, and departed the ramp area about 15 minutes later.
The wreckage debris field was about 260 feet in length, on a course of 095 degrees, and was located about 3 miles to the northeast of the intended landing runway. The airplane impacted a tree about 80 feet above ground level and the left wingtip and navigation light were located at the base of the initial tree impact location. Another tree strike was located about 100 feet from the initial impact location and the right wing navigation light was located in the immediate vicinity. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground in a nose down inverted attitude and then came to rest approximately 50 feet away on a heading of 289 degrees. Ground scaring and burn patterns are consistent with a postcrash explosion and fire.
The cockpit voice recorder, enhanced ground proximity warning system, and two primary flight displays, were sent to the NTSB Recorders Laboratory for download.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/17/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
| Time of Event | 1924 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Atlanta |
| Event State | GEORGIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 30336 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 334918N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0842809E |
| Event Location Airport | Fulton County Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | FTY |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 3 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 43 |
| Airport Elevation | 841 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1940 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 60 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | FTY |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 841 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 3 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 230 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 6 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.13 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | 18/12/2013 00:40-> SPECI KFTY 180040Z 23006KT 10SM |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 2 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 2 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA SROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 23 2013 9:05AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N50PM |
| NTSB Number | ERA14FA073 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | Ground |
| Aircraft Explosion | Ground |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY |
| Aircraft Model | 390 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | NO SERIES |
| Aircraft Serial Number | RB-80 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | -- |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 6 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 8 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | -- |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Unknown |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | MALLEN INDUSTRIES INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | NORCROSS |
| Aircraft Owner State | GA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 300711202 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Peter Mallen |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | NORCROSS |
| Operator State | GA |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 300711202 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| 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 | No |
| Departure Airport Code | FTY |
| Departure City | Atlanta |
| Departure State | GA |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1920 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | NEW |
| Destination City | New Orleans |
| Destination State | LA |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 23 2013 8:56AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |