Dobbins - Dobbins

On October 19, 1983 at 01:00 PM, Dobbins - Dobbins experienced a crash involving Beechcraft U-8F Seminole, operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Hiram Georgia.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine airplane departed Dobbins AFB on a local training flight, carrying two pilots and one instructor. While flying at an altitude between 1,900 and 2,100 feet, the crew reduced the speed, lower the gears and the flaps then initiated a 180 turn when control was lost. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed in a wooded area located in Hiram, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed. Crew: Cw2 James Q. Tyner Jr., Civ John R. Bailey, Maj David M. Bishop.

Aircraft reference details include registration 62-3839, MSN LF-37, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.8757°, -84.7622°.