Piper PA-31-350 N801MW

Summary

On 15 August 2000 at about 12:25 local time, a Piper PA-31-350 registered N801MW was involved in an accident near Lumber City, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 2000 at 12:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Lumber City, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Hazelhurst Airport (AZE)

Coordinates

31.9307, -82.6799

Aircraft

Piper PA-31-350

Registration

N801MW

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dothan → Hazelhurst

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00FA081

3 people died.

Pilot's failure to follow instrument procedures and descended below approach minimums and collided with trees. A factor was low clouds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight was cleared for an NDB or GPS runway 14 instrument approach. The pilot was instructed to report procedure turn. Center radar reported the airplane's altitude was last observed at 200 feet. A witness observed the airplane as it collided with trees and the ground and, subsequently burst into flames. No mechanical problem with the airplane was reported by the pilot or discovered during the wreckage examination. Weather minimums for the approach are 800 feet an one mile. Low clouds were reported in the area at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.