Culver, Aurther L. Seawind 3000 accident near Yanceyville, NC
On April 11, 2007, a Culver, Aurther L. Seawind 3000 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Yanceyville, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 11, 2007
- Place
- Yanceyville, NC
- Aircraft
- Culver, Aurther L. Seawind 3000 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.397°N, 79.347°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070502X00500
NTSB summary
On April 11, 2007, about 1545 eastern daylight time, an Arthur L. Culver Seawind 3000, experimental amphibian airplane, N666AC, received substantial damage when it collided with trees in Yanceyville, North Carolina, while on approach to the Danville Regional Airport (DAN), Danville, Virginia. The private pilot received fatal injuries. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight which originated from Pilots Ridge Airport (03NC), Carolina Beach, North Carolina, at 1430. The airplane was registered to and operated by the private pilot under the provision of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Family members reported the airplane missing to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on April 12, 2007, at 0045, when they had not heard from the pilot. The Caswell County Sheriff's Department was notified and a search was initiated. The airplane was located at 1030 on April 12, 2007. A witness in the local area had reported to the Sheriff's department that she had heard what sounded like a "car spinning tires with the motor revving loudly in her driveway, and then a loud boom." The Sheriff's department focused their search in the vicinity of the witnesses address and located the airplane. The pilot, age 48, held a FAA private pilot certificate for airplane single-engine land, issued on August 8, 1988. The pilot was not instrument rated. The pilot held a third-class medical certificate dated April 11, 2005, with a restriction that he "must wear corrective lenses." According to the pilot's last medical ap
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance/altitude while operating in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating, his improper decision to operate in IMC, a low cloud ceiling, and reduced visibility.
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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.
