Missed Approach and Collision with Terrain at Newnan-Coweta County Airport (N27343)

Approach and Loss of Contact During dark night conditions, the flight was cleared for a localizer approach to runway 32 at Newnan-Coweta County Airport. Approximately eight minutes later, the pilot reported a missed approach to air traffic control and requested to attempt another approach. The flight was subsequently radar vectored to the final approach course and cleared for a second localizer approach to runway 32. Radar tracking indicated the aircraft continued the approach until it was approximately 4 nautical miles from the airport, at which point radar contact was lost. The last observed altitude was 1,600 feet mean sea level (MSL). ## Collision and Weather Conditions The aircraft struck 80-foot-tall trees while established on the localizer for runway 32, approximately 1.3 nautical miles from the runway. At the time of the accident, weather reports at the airport indicated a cloud ceiling of 200 feet above ground level (AGL) and visibility of 0.75 statute miles. ## Post-Crash Examination An examination of the aircraft structure, flight controls, engines, propellers, and systems revealed no evidence of pre-crash failure or malfunction.