Wm. D. Butterill Mustang M1 accident near Wadesboro, NC
On August 7, 1993, a Wm. D. Butterill Mustang M1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wadesboro, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 7, 1993
- Place
- Wadesboro, NC
- Aircraft
- Wm. D. Butterill Mustang M1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.960°N, 80.060°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13060
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 7, 1993, at 1345 eastern daylight time, a William D. Butterill Mustang M1, with Canadian registry CFYSJ was substantially damaged following an in flight breakup and collision with terrain near Wadesboro, North Carolina. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Instrument meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The flight departed Siler City, North Carolina at 1245 and the intended destination was Jacksonville, Florida. On the day of the accident, at 1232 eastern daylight time, the pilot contacted Raleigh Automated Flight Service Station and received an aviation weather briefing. The briefing called for instrument meteorological conditions along the route of flight. The pilot mentioned during the phone conversation (please see official transcript included with this report) that the airplane did not contain the instruments required by 14 CFR 91.205(d) for flight into IMC, but that he planned to continue the flight anyway. According to witnesses, there was an overcast cloud layer at 400 feet above ground level in the area of the accident. The aircraft was observed to exit the base of the clouds in a nose down vertical position. Witnesses stated that the aircraft was in several pieces as it exited the cloud base. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Information on the pilot is included in this report in the section titled "First Pilot Information". AIRCRAFT INFORMATION As stated above, the aircr
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO IMC WITHOUT THE PROPER INSTRUMENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND IN FLIGHT BREAKUP OF THE AIRPLANE.
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