Boeing A75N1 accident near Social Circle, Georgia, July 14, 1991
On July 14, 1991 at about 8:00 pm local time, a Boeing A75N1, registered N49964, was substantially damaged in an accident near Social Circle, Georgia (Sleepy Hollow 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
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE STEEL POLE WHICH SUPPORTS THE WINDSOCK WHILE THE PILOT MANEUVERED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A DEER ON THE RUNWAY.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 14, 1991 · about 8:00 pm local time
- Place
- Social Circle, Georgia · Sleepy Hollow
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boeing A75N1 · all A75N1s on the register
- Registration
- N49964 · no longer on the register · serial 75-351
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A DEER THAT CAME OUT OF A WOODED AREA ONTO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE PILOT SWERVED THE AIRPLANE RIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE STEEL POLE WHICH SUPPORTS THE WINDSOCK.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 20,000 hours in all; 30 in this make and model; 11,000 as pilot in command; 1,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,467 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 9, 1990; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,520 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 18GA Social Circle GA at 7:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 2,600 ft by 22 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds; scat
- Temperature: 93°F (34°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:47 pm from PDK, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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