Nord (Sncan) 1101 accident near Spartanburg, SC
On May 7, 1994, a Nord (Sncan) 1101 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Spartanburg, SC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 7, 1994
- Place
- Spartanburg, SC
- Aircraft
- Nord (Sncan) 1101 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.000°N, 81.961°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01200
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 7, 1994, at 1118 eastern daylight time, a Nord 1101 (Messerschmitt 208), N1101A, collided with the ground while attempting an emergency landing to runway 35 at Spartanburg Downtown Airport, Spartanburg, South Carolina. The personal flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Spartanburg, at 1115 hours. The flight arrived in Spartanburg the thursday before the accident as part of the "Warbird Scramble". A friend of the pilot reported that after the pilot parked the airplane, he completed a walk-around inspection; no problems were reported. Friday, the airplane was on display with the other Warbirds. The same friend reported that on the day of the accident, the pilot completed another walk-around inspection of the airplane; the same friend could not recall how specific the inspection was, but the pilot again did not mention any problems with the airplane. According to witnesses on the ramp, everything appeared normal as the airplane taxied for takeoff. But, a pilot taxing behind N1101A in another airplane reported that he saw heavy black smoke coming from N1101A before takeoff. Shortly after starting the takeoff roll, witnesses reported smoke coming from the airplane, and the smoke continued as the airplane climbed out from runway 22. The pilot of the second airplane described the smoke as a fuel rich condition. The pilot of N1101A was asked if he had a smoker on board, and he replied th
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS AN INFLIGHT FIRE FROM AN UNDETERMINED SOURCE.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
