Kennesaw – Atlanta – Fort Lauderdale

On July 2, 1980 at 08:39 AM, Kennesaw – Atlanta – Fort Lauderdale experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, operated by Sports Air, with the event recorded near Kennesaw-Cobb County (McCollum) Georgia.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after takeoff from Kennesaw-McCollum Airport, the pilot encountered technical problems and elected to return. On final approach, he decided to initiate a go-around when the airplane stalled, crashed and burst into flames. The pilot was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N22PC, MSN LC-69, year of manufacture 1961.