ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39620
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| Date: | Friday 18 October 1985 |
| Time: | 09:09 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Goldsboro-Wayne Aviation |
| Registration: | N1944H |
| MSN: | 34-7770159 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1641 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TS10-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charleston, SC -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Goldsboro, NC (GWW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EARLIER THAT DAY, THE PLT MURDERED HIS WIFE IN THEIR HOME. HE THEN DROVE TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED ON RADAR AS IT APPROACHED THE JOINT CIVIL - MILITARY AIRPORT. IT PASSED OVER NEAR THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. THERE WAS NO REPORTED COMMUNICATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT. SEVERAL SIGHTING PLACED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER AT LEAST ONE BRIDGE AS IT BUZZED SEVERAL SHIPS AND TUGS. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO FLEW LOW OVER A SECTION OF THE BASE WHERE THE PILOT HAD FORMERLY WORKED AND HE DROPPED OUT AT LEAST ONE FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AS IT LINED UP ON THE ABANDONED FUEL STORAGE TANK AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF IT. BOTH ENGINES WERE RUNNING AND THERE WAS NO KNOWN OR REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE AIRCRAFT. RULED A SUICIDE BY THE MED EXAMINER. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Dec-2018 08:58 | liamdaniel98 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2019 16:00 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
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