Waco RNF accident near Thomaston, Georgia, May 5, 1984
On May 5, 1984 at about 9:15 pm local time, a Waco RNF, registered N11256, was substantially damaged in an accident near Thomaston, Georgia (Reginald Grant Memorial airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 5, 1984 · about 9:15 pm local time · cases in 1984
- Place
- Thomaston, Georgia · Reginald Grant Memorial · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Waco RNF · all RNFs on the register
- Registration
- N11256 · registry record · serial 3460
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE SOD STRIP WHERE A WHEEL ENCOUNTERED A SURFACE DEVIATION. THE ACFT TURNED & NOSED OVER.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 12,000 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 83 in the last 90 days; 12,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,340 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 12 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,200 lb
- Seats: 3
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Warner 145 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Griffin GA at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,000 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:47 pm from MCN, 37 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N11256 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Waco RNF 35 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Waco 657 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Warner 145 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Holley Mountain Airpark · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Georgia 2,138 since 1982 · 362 in the last ten years
- Georgia 8,801 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL84LA161.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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