# Accident 20121216028089A: Piper PA-28-160, Fayetteville, NC, December 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2012, 15:34 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, NC
- Airport: Fayetteville  Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8728° N, 78.9522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8728&lon=-78.9522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5714W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5714W-2014-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-160
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121216028089A

## Narrative

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

VIRGIL T. DEAL, WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A NO GYRO APPROACH TO FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (FAY) RUNWAY 04,  AT APPROXIMATELY 1534 ON DECEMBER 16, 2012, LOST CONTROL OF THE PA-28-160 AND IMPACTED A THICKLY WOODED AREA, APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUNWAY 04.   THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS OPEN AWAITING NTSB TESTING OF GYRO INSTRUMENTATION, PILOT AND MAINTENANCE LOGS, AND ATC INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS.

## 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 ERA13FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA088), Dec 16, 2012: Piper PA-28-160 (N5714W), Parkton, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the instrument-rated pilot to maintain control of the airplane while in instrument meteorological conditions after reporting a gyro malfunction. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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