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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Anderson Andreas RANS S-6S · Travelers Rest, SC · December 3, 2013

Date: December 3, 2013 · 19:00 local
Place: Travelers Rest, SC
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N581TC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14CA062
Reported as: Anderson Andreas Rans S-6S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 745 total712 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

N581TCRegistration cancelled Mar 5, 2018 · Anderson Andreas RANS S-6SS/N 09071827 Airframe modelAnderson Andreas RANS S-6S

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Was on a VFR flight from john c tune airport (jwn) near nashville, TN to greenville downtown airport (gmu) greenville, SC. He was flying above the weather and made two attempts to get below the cloud layer. On the second attempt the hole which he descended into closed up around him. The aircraft impacted a mountain top at an elevation of approximately 2817 MSL.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM JOHN C TUNE AIRPORT (JWN) NEAR NASHVILLE, TN TO GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (GMU) GREENVILLE, SC. HE WAS FLYING ABOVE THE WEATHER AND MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO GET BELOW THE CLOUD LAYER. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE HOLE WHICH HE DESCENDED INTO CLOSED UP AROUND HIM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A MOUNTAIN TOP AT AN ELEVATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2817 MSL.

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 ERA14CA062Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTraveler's Rest, SCThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent inability to maintain clearance with terrain.Dec 3, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N581TC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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