ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45601
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| Date: | Sunday 31 March 2002 |
| Time: | 11:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2BX |
| MSN: | 34-7770344 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3443 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental LTSIO-360-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Apex, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brunswick, GA (SSI) |
| Raleigh-Durham, NC (RDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Upon arriving at the destination airport, the pilot was issued radar vectors to a final approach course for the ILS runway 5R approach. While on the final approach course the controller issued course correction information to the pilot, but the erratic movement of the airplane continued until the airplane descended and disappeared from radar coverage. A witness near the accident site saw the airplane as it fell from the sky in several pieces. Examination of the accident site disclosed that the airplane wreckage was scattered over an area 3/4 mile long. The wreckage examination also failed to disclose a mechanical or system malfunction or component failure. A review of the weather data showed low clouds with a 5500 foot overcast condition at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot experienced spatial disorientation that resulted in the loss of control and the overload failure of the airframe. A factor was low visibility and ceilings.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020405X00469&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 [Source, Narrative] |
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