Commander Aircraft Company 114-B accident near Adrian, MI

On October 23, 2009, a Commander Aircraft Company 114-B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Adrian, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

October 23, 2009

Place

Adrian, MI

Aircraft

Commander Aircraft Company 114-B · Airplane

Injuries

2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

41.936°N, 83.999°W

NTSB ID

20091023X90419

Official records · CEN10FA027

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• FAA Air Traffic Control Flight Summary: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Transcript of Voice Transmissions, Toledo Approach Control: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Radar Data, Toledo Approach Control: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• Radar Data, Detroit Approach Control: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 23, 2009, at 1631 eastern daylight time, a Commander Aircraft Company model 114-B airplane, N6025U, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain following a loss of control near Adrian, Michigan. A postimpact fire ensued that consumed a majority of the fuselage. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by DEM Enterprises, LLC, under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Day instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that was operated on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The personal flight departed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP), Scranton, Pennsylvania, at 1329 and was on an instrument approach to Lenawee County Airport (KADG), Adrian, Michigan, when the accident occurred. At 1246, the pilot filed an IFR flight plan through a direct user access terminal service (DUATS) provider. The filed flight plan was from KAVP to Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (KARB), Ann Arbor, Michigan, with an estimated time en route of 2 hours 40 minutes. There was no record of any weather products being requested or provided by DUATS within 24 hours of the departure time. Additionally, there was no record that the pilot had contacted an automated flight service station for a weather briefing or to file a flight plan during the same time period. At 1329, the pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 29 at KAVP. After departure, the flight was handled by multiple Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control facilities as it pro

Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation while on an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions.

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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.