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FAA accident report · Beech V35A · Wilmington, DE · April 8, 2003

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Date
April 8, 2003 · 09:55 local
Place
Wilmington, DE
Airport
Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7144N
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03FA079
Reported as
Beech V35A
Reported engine
Continental IO520BB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total
N7144NRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2018 · Beech V35AS/N D-8684 · Built 1968Airframe modelBeech V35AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on an instrument flight plan and on approach to Wilmington Delaware international airport (ilg) descending from 5000 feet through 3000 feet. Aircraft was in contact with philadelphia approach control and was asked to climb back to 4000 feet due to conflicting traffic. Aircraft was given one turn in a holding pattern at 4000 feet prior to commencing approach to runway 1 at ilg. Aircraft was told to descend to 2000 feet and was given vectors to intercept the localizer. Just prior to the outer marker, and established on the localizer, the aircraft disappeared from the radar scope of the controller. Aircraft in the area (helicopter) had reported icing conditions at 4000 feet. The accident aircraft was located in a field approximately 1/2 mile southwest of the intersection of Delaware routes 9 and 13 near Delaware city, DE. A subsequent location was identified as 4667 wrangle hill road, between clarks corner road and dragoon creek. The aircraft impacted the ground at an approximate 80 degree angle and the two occupants were fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN AND ON APPROACH TO WILMINGTON DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ILG) DESCENDING FROM 5000 FEET THROUGH 3000 FEET. AIRCRAFT WAS IN CONTACT WITH PHILADELPHIA APPROACH CONTROL AND WAS ASKED TO CLIMB BACK TO 4000 FEET DUE TO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC. AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN ONE TURN IN A HOLDING PATTERN AT 4000 FEET PRIOR TO COMMENCING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 1 AT ILG. AIRCRAFT WAS TOLD TO DESCEND TO 2000 FEET AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER. JUST PRIOR TO THE OUTER MARKER, AND ESTABLISHED ON THE LOCALIZER, THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADAR SCOPE OF THE CONTROLLER. AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA (HELICOPTER) HAD REPORTED ICING CONDITIONS AT 4000 FEET. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF DELAWARE ROUTES 9 AND 13 NEAR DELAWARE CITY, DE. A SUBSEQUENT LOCATION WAS IDENTIFIED AS 4667 WRANGLE HILL ROAD, BETWEEN CLARKS CORNER ROAD AND DRAGOON CREEK. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT AN APPROXIMATE 80 DEGREE ANGLE AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

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 NYC03FA079Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDelaware City, DEThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor in the accident was instrument meteorological conditions.Apr 8, 2003 · Substantial damage