ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45201
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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 2003 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | Airline Transport Professionals Corp. of USA |
| Registration: | N578TP |
| MSN: | 44-7995254 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4429 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Battleboro, NC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport, NC (RWI/KRWI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the instructional flight was to add-on muti-engine, instrument onto the dual students certified flight instructor rating. The flight departed at 1315, the instrument flight plan was cancelled and the flight continued under visual flight rules. Examination of the radar data shows the airplane conducting maneuvers at altitudes between 4,200 and 4,700 feet above ground level. Approximately 1340, an eyewitness heard the airplane flying overhead and then heard the engine sound stop. They looked up and saw the airplane spinning towards the ground. The witness did not recall hearing the engines running during the final descent. The pilot prior to the accident reported no flight control or mechanical anomalies. No anomalies with the airplane were noted during the post-crash examination.
Probable Cause: The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030616X00876&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 16:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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