ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 41734
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| Date: | Thursday 2 November 1989 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182P Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N58735 |
| MSN: | 18262264 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2868 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Darlington, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh, NC (RDU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ATTEMPTING A VISUAL APPROACH TO AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH EAST. THE PILOT REPORTED OVER THE AIRPORT, AND WOULD LOOK FOR A HOLE TO DESCEND THROUGH FOR A VISUAL LANDING. SECONDS LATER THE AIRPLANE CRASHED. THE INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED. HIS STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFICATE HAD EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NO CURRENT SOLO ENDORSEMENT. THE UNICOM OPERATOR REPORTED LOW CEILING AND RAIN AT THE AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING THE LANDING APPROACH. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Sources:
NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X29733
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 January 1987 | C-GOXD | David Salter | 0 | Ft.lauderdale, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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