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FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Florence, SC · February 6, 2003

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Date
February 6, 2003 · 18:53 local
Place
Florence, SC
Phase of flight
Scud Running
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5587P
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL03FA041
Reported as
Piper PA24250
Reported engine
Lycoming O540A1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total
N5587PRegistration cancelled May 12, 2003 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-652 · Built 1958Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On February 6, 2003, at 1853 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-24-250, N5587P, collided with trees and terrain while maneuvering in the vicinity of Florence, south carolina. The positioning flight was operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR 91 with an instrument flight plan filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the certificated flight instructor, the certificated instrument flight instructor-rated passenger, and the other passenger received fatal injuries. The flight departed ormond beach municipal airport, ormond beach, Florida, at 1530. A review of the recorded weather data revealed at 1853 at Florence regional airport, south carolina, reported conditions were winds 050 at 9 knots, visibility 4 statute miles with light rain, broken clouds at 600 feet above ground level, overcast at 1500 above ground level, temperature 3 degrees celsius, dew point minus 1 degree celsius, altimeter 30.21, with remarks that the ceiling was variable between 300 feet to 800 feet above ground level.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 6, 2003, AT 1853 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-24-250, N5587P, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE POSITIONING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91 WITH AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE CERTIFICATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR-RATED PASSENGER, AND THE OTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ORMOND BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA, AT 1530. A REVIEW OF THE RECORDED WEATHER DATA REVEALED AT 1853 AT FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, REPORTED CONDITIONS WERE WINDS 050 AT 9 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 4 STATUTE MILES WITH LIGHT RAIN, BROKEN CLOUDS AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, OVERCAST AT 1500 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, TEMPERATURE 3 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT MINUS 1 DEGREE CELSIUS, ALTIMETER 30.21, WITH REMARKS THAT THE CEILING WAS VARIABLE BETWEEN 300 FEET TO 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

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 ATL03FA041Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlorence, SCThe pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground. A factors was dark night and clouds.Feb 6, 2003 · Destroyed