Piper PA-34-200T accident near Manteo, NC
On January 13, 2013, a Piper PA-34-200T (airplane) was involved in an accident near Manteo, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 13, 2013
- Place
- Manteo, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200T · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.901°N, 75.701°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130114X21545
Official records · ERA13LA113
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Reports from Federal Agencies. (ATC Trancripts): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 13, 2013, about 1145 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200T, N6537C, was destroyed after impacting Croatan Sound, following a missed approach to land at Dare County Regional Airport (MQI) Manteo, North Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an in-flight instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the personal flight that was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The flight departed Sanford-Lee County Airport (TTA), Sanford, North Carolina at an undetermined time. According to ARTCC transcripts, at 1114, the accident pilot requested an instrument flight rules clearance to MQI. The controller responded and provided transponder code 3636 and the MQI altimeter setting of 30.17 inches of mercury. The pilot read back the information to controllers. At 1615, the controller told the accident pilot that he was in radar contact and was cleared to MQI, and to maintain five thousand feet mean sea level (msl). At 1619 the accident pilot told the controller that he had the MQI weather report and that he was requesting the GPS approach to runway 05 at MQI. The controller then cleared the accident airplane to fly direct to ALGTR intersection. At 1627, the controller directed the accident pilot to cross ALGTR intersection at or above two thousand feet msl, and that he was cleared for the GPS runway 05 approach into MQI. In addition, the accid
Probable cause
The pilot's attempted visual flight in instrument meteorological conditions while maneuvering at a low altitude in the traffic pattern, which resulted in spatial disorientation and impact with the water. Contributing was the pilot's lack of experience flying in actual 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.
