36.2340° N, 80.7093° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Boonville, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 14, 2006 · 15:15 local
Place
Boonville, NC
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N734UK
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total30 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
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
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot departed hillsville, VA (hlx) enroute to martinsville, VA (mtv). Pilot failed to obtain weather information and became disoriented in hazy and marginal visibility. At the same time, he noticed that he was low on fuel. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing on a golf course.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT DEPARTED HILLSVILLE, VA (HLX) ENROUTE TO MARTINSVILLE, VA (MTV). PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION AND BECAME DISORIENTED IN HAZY AND MARGINAL VISIBILITY. AT THE SAME TIME, HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE.