ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68504
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 2009 |
| Time: | 12:50 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N455RC |
| MSN: | 455 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 93 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Magnolia, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wilmington, NC (ILM) |
| Louisburg, NC (LHZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The non-instrument-rated pilot was on a visual-flight-rules flight when he contacted air traffic control and stated that he was "in the thick of the weather." Air traffic control subsequently observed the airplane on radar at 1,500 feet, circling, before being lost off of radar. A witness reported that it was raining heavily when he noticed an airplane spinning out of the clouds toward the ground. The recorded weather near the accident site about the time of the accident included: winds from 020 degrees at 7 knots, visibility of 7 miles in light rain, with a ceiling of 300 feet broken, 2,500 feet broken, 7,000 feet overcast. According to Air Traffic Control Service personnel there were no records of any communication with the flight service station or entries made in the direct user access terminal system (DUATS) prior to pilot's flight. Examination of the aircraft structure, flight controls, systems, and engine by an FAA inspector showed no evidence of precrash failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meterological conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight evaluation of the weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N455RC/history
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N455RC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2009 21:38 | slowkid | Added |
| 06-Oct-2009 09:20 | slowkid | Updated |
| 06-Oct-2009 10:55 | Geno | Updated |
| 07-Apr-2010 11:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Oct-2011 23:12 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2016 20:23 | junior sjc | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Mar-2017 07:12 | junior sjc | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2017 18:02 | junior sjc | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2017 17:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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