ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13628
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| Date: | Friday 5 July 1974 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Topps Factory Outlet of Nashville Inc |
| Registration: | N11HW |
| MSN: | 31-362 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hickory Ridge, near Chatsworth, Georgia -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tennessee (TYS/KTYS) |
| Richard B. Russell Airport, Rome, Georgia (RMG/KRMG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 5 July 1974: aircraft collided with trees on a mountainside at Hickory Ridge near Chatsworth, Georgia (at approximate co ordinates 34.95 N, 84.57 W) killing the 44-year-old pilot (sole person on board). At the time of the accident there were thunderstorms in the local area, heavy rain, and mountain peaks hidden in clouds. Aircraft hit mountain at about 4,000 feet amsl.
Aircraft initially posted as "missing" until wreckage recovered on July 10, 1974. Some of the wreckage is still (reportedly) "Visible in the Fall and Winter". The NTSB report blamed the accident on the pilot continuing to fly a VFR flight plan in adverse weather conditions. Registration N11HW cancelled by the FAA on May 5, 1975
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC75AN003 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=29193&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=11HW
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1974/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-georgia-1-killed/]
4. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/ga/N11HW/
5. http://www.airframes.org/reg/n11hw
6. http://voidmain.is-a-geek.net/crash/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2015 00:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 00:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2017 16:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2017 16:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Oct-2019 18:09 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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