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FAA accident report · Dhav DHC-6-200 · Raleigh-Durham, NC · July 31, 2000

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Date
July 31, 2000 · 00:33 local
Place
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Airport
Raleigh-Durham International
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N201RH
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00FA229
Reported as
Dhav DHC6200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N201RHRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 2012 · Dehavilland DHC-6-200S/N 163 · Built 1968Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-6-200Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft, while on a VFR flight, was attempting to find the Raleigh, NC (rdu) airport at might with a low ceiling. The Raleigh ATC had the aircraft in radar contact but was not providing vectors to the pilot. According to the right front seat passenger, the pilot descended out of the clouds at approximately 1000 ft. MSL. The aircraft continued to descend to approximately 500 ft. MSL. At this time, rdu ATC advised the pilot that he was south of the airport and proceeding away from the airport. The last radio transmission from the pilot was that they were turning back towards the airport. The aircraft disappeared from radar at approximately 00:33 local time. The passenger stated that he looked out the window and saw the treesand then felt the right wing strike a tree. The aircraft wreckage was located approximately 2 miles south of the iarport in the wm. B. umstead park. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot fatally injuried. The two passengers sustained serious injuries. No fuel was found in the aircraft fuel tanks during the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT, WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE RALEIGH, NC (RDU) AIRPORT AT MIGHT WITH A LOW CEILING. THE RALEIGH ATC HAD THE AIRCRAFT IN RADAR CONTACT BUT WAS NOT PROVIDING VECTORS TO THE PILOT. ACCORDING TO THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER, THE PILOT DESCENDED OUT OF THE CLOUDS AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. MSL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FT. MSL. AT THIS TIME, RDU ATC ADVISED THE PILOT THAT HE WAS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT AND PROCEEDING AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT. THE LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION FROM THE PILOT WAS THAT THEY WERE TURNING BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT APPROXIMATELY 00:33 LOCAL TIME. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW THE TREESAND THEN FELT THE RIGHT WING STRIKE A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF THE IARPORT IN THE WM. B. UMSTEAD PARK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT FATALLY INJURIED. THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00FA229Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRaleigh, NCthe pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions, by failing to maintain altitude, and descending from VFR conditions into IMC, which resulted in him subsequently impacting with trees. Factors in this accident were: reduced visibility due to dark night…Jul 31, 2000 · Destroyed