Piper PA-31-325 accident near Belvidere, NC
On December 14, 2000, a Piper PA-31-325 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Belvidere, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 14, 2000
- Place
- Belvidere, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31-325 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.260°N, 76.529°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010110X00096
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 14, 2000, about 1303 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31-325, N120JB, registered to an individual, crashed in a field near Belvidere, North Carolina, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the private-rated pilot received fatal injuries. The flight originated from Vero Beach, Florida, the same day, about 0952. A person identifying himself as the pilot of N120JB called the FAA St. Petersburg, Florida, Flight Service Station, on December 13, 2000, about 1550, requesting a weather briefing from Vero Beach, Florida, to Edenton, North Carolina. The pilot stated he would be departing in about 30 minutes. After receiving the weather briefing, the pilot indicated he would make the flight the next day due to the weather conditions. On December 14, 2000, about 0806, a person identifying himself as the pilot of N120JB called the St. Petersburg Flight Service Station, again requesting a weather briefing from Vero Beach to Edenton. After the weather briefing, the pilot filed an instrument flight rules flight plan from Vero Beach to Edenton, for a 0900 departure time. At about 1241, the pilot of N120JB contacted the FAA Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center, while at 9,000 feet near New Bern, North Carolina. At 1242:42, the pilot was cleared to descend to 4,000 feet, and the pilot reported he leaving 9,000 feet. At 1250:43, the controller reported to the pilot that radar contact was lost. The pilot respo
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions resulting in the airplane entering a descending turn and crashing into terrain.
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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.
