Piper PA-44-180 Seminole, N442HG: Accident occurred September 21, 2021 at Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport (53A), Montezuma, Macon County, Georgia

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia 

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket

Georgia Aviation Authority

https://registry.faa.gov/N442HG

Location: Montezuma, GA 

Accident Number: ERA21LA376

Date & Time: September 21, 2021, 20:03 UTC

Registration: N442HG

Aircraft: Piper PA-44-180

Injuries: 2 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper 

Registration: N442HG

Model/Series: PA-44-180 

Aircraft Category: Airplane

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Operating Certificate(s) Held: Pilot school (141)

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Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

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Lowest Cloud Condition: Wind

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Departure Point: Tallahassee, FL (TLH)

Destination: Macon, GA (MAC)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 1 None

Aircraft Fire: None

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 2 None

Latitude, Longitude: 32.303063,-84.007468 (est)