ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45619
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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 2002 |
| Time: | 04:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N160D |
| MSN: | 28-778 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2977 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laurens, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cadiz, OH (8G6) |
| Greenwood, SC (GRD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While maneuvering for a night instrument approach, the airplane collided with terrain. According to a witness, a sound of an airplane circling his home was heard. Several minutes later the witness heard a "loud thud". At the approximate same time, Atlanta Center reported a loss of radar contact. The downed airplane was located several hours later following a ground search. Witnesses in the area at the time of the accident, reported dense fog. According to the Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular #60-4A: during periods of low visibility a pilot is particularly vulnerable to disorientation. Examination of the accident site showed that wreckage debris was scattered in a heavily wooded area over an area 110 feet long and 30 feet wide. The engine and propeller assemblies were buried approximately four feet into the ground in a nose down attitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with terrain. Factors were low clouds and dark-night.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020314X00345&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] |
| 09-Dec-2017 15:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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