Columbia - Augusta

On January 31, 1990 at 02:15 PM, Columbia - Augusta experienced a crash involving Cessna 425 Conquest, operated by Morris Communication Corporation, with the event recorded near Augusta-Bush Field Georgia.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business 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. The pilot detected an unacceptable sink rate on short final approach and initiated a go-around. After applying power and retracting the landing gear, the left wing dropped and struck the runway. The aircraft then ground looped and came to rest with substantial damage. The pilot escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6846D, MSN 425-0078, year of manufacture 1981.