Rockwell GA-112TC accident near Allendale, SC
On April 4, 1998, a Rockwell GA-112TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Allendale, SC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 4, 1998
- Place
- Allendale, SC
- Aircraft
- Rockwell GA-112TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.001°N, 81.300°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X09902
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 3, 1998, about 2010 eastern standard time, a Rockwell, GA-112TC, N111TC, registered to a private owner, crashed just after takeoff from the Allendale County Airport, Allendale, South Carolina. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91, personal flight. The private-rated, non instrument qualified pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The airplane and the two occupants had landed at Allendale about 1745, after a flight from Detroit, Michigan. The flight was originating at the time, en route to Beaufort, South Carolina. After landing at Allendale, the pilot instructed the line personnel to top off the airplane with fuel. The airplane was topped off with 43.3 gallons of 100 low lead fuel, the pilot paid with cash, and then requested to use a phone to call his son in Beaufort. He then asked where they could go to eat. They were told that they had to go about 2 miles, and they left the airport. The occupants of the airplane told the line personnel that they had flown in from Detroit, en route to Beaufort, about 50 miles southeast of Allendale, for an air show and visit with the pilot's son. The pilot of N111TC called the specialist at the Anderson, South Carolina, AFSS (Automated Flight Service Station), Preflight Briefing at 1939:08. The pilot gave his name and airplane's registration number, and said, "...I'm at Allenton [sic], South Carolina, right now and I'd like to know what its like over at Beaufort uh weather conditions, if its still c
Probable cause
the pilot inadvertently entered instrument meteorological conditions, failed to maintain control of the airplane, and the airplane subsequently impacted the ground. Factors in this accident were fog, low ceilings and a dark night. An additional factor was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.
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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.
