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Dallas, GA
APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS UNAUTHORIZED AND NO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE CRASH. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IS UNKNOWN. THE PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD PROBABLY HAD NOT FLOWN IN APRX 1 YEAR AND WAS NOT CHECKED OUT IN THE MODEL OF ACFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE RECORDS. A STUDENT PILOT WAS ALSO ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE ANGLE OF IMPACT WAS APRX 75-90 DEGREES NOSE LOW. CHORDWISE SCRATCHES AND DEEP LEADING EDGE NICKS WERE FOUND ON BOTH PROP BLADES. ONE BLADE EXHIBITED TWISTING. NO INDICATION OF PREIMPACT ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED.
APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS UNAUTHORIZED AND NO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE CRASH. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH IS UNKNOWN. THE PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD PROBABLY HAD NOT FLOWN IN APRX 1 YEAR AND WAS NOT CHECKED OUT IN THE MODEL OF ACFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE RECORDS. A STUDENT PILOT WAS ALSO ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE ANGLE OF IMPACT WAS APRX 75-90 DEGREES NOSE LOW. CHORDWISE SCRATCHES AND DEEP LEADING EDGE NICKS WERE FOUND ON BOTH PROP BLADES. ONE BLADE EXHIBITED TWISTING. NO INDICATION OF PREIMPACT ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED.