# Accident 20120625011409A: Socata TB21, Gold Hill, NC, June 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2012, 04:00 local time
- Place: Gold Hill, NC
- Airport: Gold Hill
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5200° N, 80.3422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5200&lon=-80.3422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2528N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2528N-2014-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB21 (registry code 8680697, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB21
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12FA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA412) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120625011409A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 09 OF GOLDHILL AIRPARK AT 0400 HOURS ON JUNE 25, 2012 ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN AFTER DEPARTURE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED TREES BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA12FA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA412), Jun 25, 2012: Socata TB21 (N2528N), Gold Hill, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An inflight fire, the origin of which could not be determined because of postaccident fire damage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper modifications to the airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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