| Date: | Monday 14 April 1975 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV |
| Owner/operator: | Magnavox Corporation |
| Registration: | N960M |
| MSN: | AT-005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 km SW of Southern Pines-Pinehurst Airport, NC (SOP) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Flushing Airport, NY |
| Southern Pines-Pinehurst Airport, NC (SOP/KSOP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Merlin IV hit trees half a mile short of runway 05. The pilot attempted a visual approach; patches of fog were present in the area.
PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - spatial disorientation
FACTOR(S)
weather - low ceiling
weather - rain
weather - fog
weather briefing - briefing received-method unknown
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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