Cessna 208B N227DM

Summary

On 4 March 1995 at about 00:43 local time, a Cessna 208B registered N227DM was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 March 1995 at 00:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Lee Gilmer Memorial (GVL)

Coordinates

34.2904, -83.8292

Aircraft

Cessna 208B

Registration

N227DM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Savannah → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

ATL95FA057

2 people died.

THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. THE WEATHER AND DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION WERE FACTORS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT WAS EXECUTING THE NON-PRECISION NDB RWY 4 APPROACH, HAD REPORTED PROCEDURE TURN INBOUND, AND WAS CLEARED TO CHANGE TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE DESCEND OUT OF THE BASE OF THE OVERCAST CLOUDS IN A 10 DEG NOSE DOWN, 45 DEG LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 3/4 MI SSE OF THE AIRPORT. WITNESSES IN THE AREA REPORTED THAT THE WEATHER WAS CEILINGS OF ABOUT 100 FT AND VISIBILITY OF ABOUT 500 FT IN LIGHT RAIN AND FOG. THE MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE FOR THE APPROACH IS 465 FEET AGL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.