Bishop Bakeng Duce accident near South Boston, VA
On October 22, 2006, a Bishop Bakeng Duce (airplane) was involved in an accident near South Boston, VA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2006
- Place
- South Boston, VA
- Aircraft
- Bishop Bakeng Duce · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.667°N, 79.167°W
- NTSB ID
- 20061206X01740
NTSB summary
On October 22, 2006, about 1745 eastern standard time, an amateur-built Bakeng Duce, N91BK, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain near South Boston, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the flight from Pace Airport (VA02), Ridgeway, Virginia, to Rockingham County/Shiloh Airport (SIF), Reidsville, North Carolina. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The pilot's final destination was not certain. Virginia State Police reported that the pilot may have been en route to Greensboro, North Carolina. The pilot was residing in Summerfield, North Carolina, which is located between Reidsville and Greensboro. Reidsville is 18 nautical miles (nm) southeast of Ridgeway, and Greensboro is 30 nm south of Ridgeway. The accident location was about 45 nm east of Ridgeway. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot bought 11 gallons of 100 octane low lead fuel at Ridgeway, and departed between 1715 and 1730. A witness near the accident site reported that the airplane attempted to land at an "ultralight field," but "appeared to be blown off course, climbed out, banked hard to the right, and crashed into a wooded area." The wreckage was located 2 days later. The inspector reported that the airplane was lying on its right side, and broken tree branches were noted directly above it. The wings, fuel tanks, and forward fuselage sections were destroyed, and the engine was partially buried in the gro
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing was the deteriorating weather and diminishing light conditions, the pilot's decision to take off despite the weather advisory, and the pilot's use of a painkiller and an antihistamine.
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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.
