20001109043459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Stuart, VA · November 9, 2000

Date: November 9, 2000 · 19:40 local
Place: Stuart, VA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N513FL
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD01FA013
Reported as: Piper PA28140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N513FLRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2001 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7125337 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140

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What happened

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(-23) On November 9, 2000, approximately 1730 local, N513FL, a 1971 Piper PA-28-140, departed college park, Maryland (cgs) bound for greenville, south carolina under visual flight rules. Washington ARTCC tracked the aircraft from primary radar hits departing college park, MD, proceeding to georgetown, NDB, then south to manassas, VA. The aircraft proceeded by manassas, VA in a straight line on a heading of 235 degrees past lynchburg, VA, to patrick county, VA, where the aircraft impacted bull mountain at an approximate altitude of 2700 feet above sea level. The pilot, david sankey, sustained fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL, N513FL, A 1971 PIPER PA-28-140, DEPARTED COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND (CGS) BOUND FOR GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. WASHINGTON ARTCC TRACKED THE AIRCRAFT FROM PRIMARY RADAR HITS DEPARTING COLLEGE PARK, MD, PROCEEDING TO GEORGETOWN, NDB, THEN SOUTH TO MANASSAS, VA. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED BY MANASSAS, VA IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON A HEADING OF 235 DEGREES PAST LYNCHBURG, VA, TO PATRICK COUNTY, VA, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED BULL MOUNTAIN AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 2700 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE PILOT, DAVID SANKEY, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

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 IAD01FA013Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportStuart, VAPilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions during cruise flight. Factors in the accident were the low ceiling, dark night, and the pilot's failure to obtain in-flight weather advisories.Nov 10, 2000 · Destroyed