ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14102
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 1978 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2WH |
| MSN: | 61 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chester Catawba Regional Airport, Chester, South Carolina (DCM/KDCM) |
| Chester Catawba Regional Airport, Chester, South Carolina (DCM/KDCM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) August 9, 1978 when collided with trees on landing at Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. (At approximate co ordinates 34°46′7″N 80°13′31″W). The pilot (the sole person board) was killed. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S): PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING - MISJUDGED DISTANCE, SPEED, ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE"
Despite being assessed by the NTSB as "destroyed", this Nimbus 2 was rebuilt, and re-registered as N28TB. Last registered between April 27, 2007 and January 31, 2004 to a new owner in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA78DA112 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=39934&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=2WH
3. As N28TB: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=28TB
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/nimbus2.htm
5. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/sc/N2WH/
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Croghan,_South_Carolina
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Feb-2010 07:40 | DColclasure | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2017 18:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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