Beech 35-C33A accident near Robbins, NC
On October 7, 1997, a Beech 35-C33A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Robbins, NC. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 7, 1997
- Place
- Robbins, NC
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.430°N, 79.580°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X09071
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 7, 1997, about 1337 eastern daylight time, a Beech 35-C33A, N2050W, and a Piper PA-32-260, N3940W, both registered to separate private individuals, collided inflight near Robbins, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight for the Beech airplane. No flight plan was filed for the business flight of the Piper airplane, also operating in accordance with 14 CFR 91. Both airplanes were destroyed and the private-rated pilot, the sole occupant of the Beech airplane was fatally injured. The private-rated pilot and one passenger in the Piper airplane were also fatally injured. A power line was damaged. The Beech flight originated about 1300, from the Marion County Airport, near Marion, South Carolina. The Piper flight originated about 1315, from the Wilgrove Air Park, Charlotte, North Carolina. According to a voice tape from the Greensboro, North Carolina, Approach Control facility, the pilot of the Beech airplane contacted the facility and stated that his flight was located 10 miles north of the Sandhills VOR on the 355-degree radial level 5,500 feet, VFR to the Blue Ridge Airport, Martinsville, Virginia. The pilot was advised to squawk 0101 on his transponder, which the pilot acknowledged. The controller stated that the flight was radar identified and traffic was close off his left side at 5,500 feet. There was no further contact from the pilot of the Beech airplane. There was no ATC contact with the pilot of the Piper airplane. Witnesses near the accident si
Probable cause
failure of the pilots in both aircraft to see-and-avoid each other's airplane (inadequate visual lookout), and failure of the Beech pilot to operate his airplane at a correct Visual Flight Rules (VFR) cruising altitude for his route of flight.
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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.
