Focke-Wulf FWP 149D accident near Kenansville, NC
On November 17, 2013, a Focke-Wulf FWP 149D (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kenansville, NC. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 17, 2013
- Place
- Kenansville, NC
- Aircraft
- Focke-Wulf FWP 149D · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.015°N, 77.961°W
- NTSB ID
- 20131119X94624
Official records · ERA14FA044
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 17, 2013, about 0555 eastern standard time, a Focke-Wulf FWP 149D, N132FW, was destroyed while on approach to Duplin County Airport (DPL), Kenansville, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane departed the Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), Jacksonville, North Carolina at 0543, which is 20.9 nautical miles southeast of DPL. According to the wife of the pilot, he was planning a flight to Michigan to attend a funeral of a friend. On the night before the accident, the pilot told his wife that he had planned to leave in the morning, depending on the weather, but he did not give a definite time. He went on to say that he would stop in Henderson Field Airport, Wallace, North Carolina (ACZ), for fuel and then stop at a midway point to refuel again before continuing to Michigan. He said that there was a cold front moving in, and he was keeping an eye on it and needed to be prepared. The pilot's wife asked him to call her when he left and landed. On November 18, 2013, after attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful, the local authorities and the Federal Aviation Administration were notified by the pilot's wife that his airplane had not arrived at his destination airport. An immediate search began, and an Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued. The airplane was located by ground crews on the evening of Novem
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of control in instrument meteorological conditions for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the airframe and engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to make the flight.
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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.
