Accidents
NTSB: Premier I Accident Pilot Impaired by Illegal Drug
Twinjet hit trees, crashed and was consumed by an explosion and post-crash fire on Dec. 13, 2013, while returning to land at Atlanta-area Airport.

The pilot of a Beechcraft Premier I that crashed on Dec. 17, 2013, while returning to land at Atlanta Fulton County Airport was impaired from the use of illicit drugs and failed to maintain control while maneuvering the airplane in the traffic pattern at night, according to the NTSB’s probable cause report. Both the pilot and passenger were killed when the twinjet, N50PM, hit trees, crashed and was consumed by an explosion and post-crash fire at 7:24 p.m. EST.