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January 18, 1982 · Piper PA-28-180 · N4583J
Blairsville, GA
Overview
Report Status
Preliminary report
Event Type
Accident
Date
January 18, 1982
Injury Outcomes
3 injuries (3 fatalities)
Location
Blairsville, GA
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-180
Tail Number
N4583J
Operator
Worley M Glover
Injuries
Fatal
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
NTSB Number
ATL82FA039
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ATLANTA, GA ON A FLIGHT WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN TO AN INTENDED FINAL DESTINATION OF MORRISTOWN, TN. HOWEVER, DURING A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT HAD INQUIRED ABOUT THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT AT BRISTOL, TN. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON UPWARD SLOPING TERRAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF BLOOD MOUNTAIN. NEAR THE IMPACT POINT WITH THE GROUND, THE TREE TOPS WERE SEVERED ALONG A LINE WITH A ZERO ANGLE OF DECLINATION. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 3680 FT MSL. AT THE NEARBY MCGEE-TYSON AND TRI-CITIES AIRPORTS, THERE WERE OVERCAST SKY CONDITIONS WITH CEILINGS OF 1900 AND 1800 FT RESPECTIVELY; THE RESPECTIVE AIRPORT ELEVATIONS WERE 832 AND 1519 FT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT HAD RECEIVED ABOUT FIVE HOURS OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TRAINING.
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THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ATLANTA, GA ON A FLIGHT WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN TO AN INTENDED FINAL DESTINATION OF MORRISTOWN, TN. HOWEVER, DURING A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT HAD INQUIRED ABOUT THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT AT BRISTOL, TN. WHILE EN ROUTE, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON UPWARD SLOPING TERRAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF BLOOD MOUNTAIN. NEAR THE IMPACT POINT WITH THE GROUND, THE TREE TOPS WERE SEVERED ALONG A LINE WITH A ZERO ANGLE OF DECLINATION. THE ELEVATION OF THE CRASH SITE WAS ABOUT 3680 FT MSL. AT THE NEARBY MCGEE-TYSON AND TRI-CITIES AIRPORTS, THERE WERE OVERCAST SKY CONDITIONS WITH CEILINGS OF 1900 AND 1800 FT RESPECTIVELY; THE RESPECTIVE AIRPORT ELEVATIONS WERE 832 AND 1519 FT. THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT HAD RECEIVED ABOUT FIVE HOURS OF INSTRUMENT FLIGHT TRAINING.
Flight
Event TypeAccident
Event Time16:30 EST
Nearest Airport0nm N
Runway0
Runway Length0
Runway Width0
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireGrd
Aircraft ExplosionGrd
Aircraft
AircraftPiper PA-28-180
Tail NumberN4583J
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageDestroyed
OperatorWorley M Glover
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · IO-360-B-1E · Reciprocating · 180
Seats4
People & Injuries
Injury Summary3 injuries (3 fatalities)
Fatal3
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured0
Total3
Crew 1Age 34 · Third Class
Conditions
ConditionsIMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point0 C / 0 C
Altimeter0