Piper PA-32RT-300 accident near Hartsville, SC
On August 18, 2006, a Piper PA-32RT-300 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hartsville, SC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 18, 2006
- Place
- Hartsville, SC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.446°N, 79.887°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060901X01273
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 18, 2006, at 0841 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32RT-300, N31911, registered to and operated by a private pilot, collided with trees during an instrument approach to Darlington County Jetport, Darlington, South Carolina. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, with an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight from Crisp County-Cordele Airport, Cordele, Georgia to Darlington County Jetport, Darlington, South Carolina. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The flight originated from, Crisp County Airport, Cordele, Georgia, on August 18, 2006, at 0700. Personnel from the Florence Regional Airport (FLO) control tower reported that the pilot contacted them and requested the current weather conditions and radar vectors to the GPS runway 5-approach to Darlington Jetport Airport (UDG). The Control tower personnel cleared him for the approach, and established him on the 050 radial inbound to the airport. About 6 miles from UDG, they cleared him to land, terminated radar service, and instructed him to change over to the UDG UNICOM frequency. Shortly afterwards, approximately 4-miles from the final approach fix (UMAGE), the pilot reported a missed approach, made a left turn, and began a descent to 1,400 feet. The tower controller then contacted the pilot, and inquired if he "had the airport insight." He responded "negative." The airplane continued to des
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
