Amateur-built CORBIN JR. ACE E accident near Woodstock, Georgia, October 18, 1992
On October 18, 1992 at about 10:00 pm local time, a amateur-built CORBIN JR. ACE E, registered N110PB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Woodstock, Georgia. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE SEPARATION OF THE PROPELLER FROM THE AIRCRAFT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 18, 1992 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Woodstock, Georgia · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built CORBIN JR. ACE E CORBIN JR.
- Registration
- N110PB · no longer on the register · serial 101
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. DURING THE FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION AND WAS TURNING TOWARD AN AIRPORT, WHEN THE WOODEN PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A GROUP OF TREES, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PROPELLER COULD NOT BE LOCATED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 500 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 198 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 30, 1991; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,150 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental C-85-12-F (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 00A Stone Mountain GA at 8:40 pm
- Destination: 6AO Cartersville GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 68°F (20°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:47 pm from PDK, 15 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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