Piper PA28 accident near Asheboro, NC
On October 5, 2019, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Asheboro, NC. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 5, 2019
- Place
- Asheboro, NC
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.615°N, 79.882°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191005X13313
Official records · ERA20FA002
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 4, 2019, about 2033 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-180, N2FB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina. The private pilot and a student pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight. Earlier in the day, the accident pilot flew as a passenger in the accident airplane from Asheboro Regional Airport (HBI), Asheboro, North Carolina, to Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX), Knoxville, Tennessee, to purchase another airplane. Once the transaction was completed, one of the passengers, who was a rated pilot, flew the newly purchased airplane to HBI. The accident pilot and passenger departed DKX about 30 minutes later with the accident pilot seated in the left seat. The seller of the other airplane reported that the accident pilot, before departure, made a remark about being tired, and that his passenger needed to be "on his game." The pilot of the purchased airplane arrived at HBI and waited for the arrival of the accident airplane. He heard the accident pilot announce his intentions to overfly the field from west to east and enter the left downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern for runway 21. He watched the airplane overfly the field from west to east and appear to turn left and disappear behind some trees. He also reported that dark night conditions prevailed at the time. After the airplane did not arrive at the airport, a search was initiated. Radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FA
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent night flight experience.
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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.
