What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 18, 2014, at approximately 1325 eastern daylight time (EDT), N516SW, a seawind 3000 experimental aircraft, crashed while on a visual approach approximately one (1) mile north of the monroe county airport (bmg).
Both private pilots onboard were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. The airplane was registered to one (1) of the occupants and was being operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required.
The flight originated at Washington, NC (ocw) to Bloomington, IL (bmi) with an intermediate fuel stop in madison, IN (ims).
The aircraft was seven (7) miles north west of bmg enroute to bmi when the pilot called the bmg tower stating that he had a fuel pressure indication problem. He requested landing clearance in bmg as a precaution. The tower cleared the aircraft to land on runway 17. The aircraft disappeared into a heavily wooded area and the bmg tower immediately saw smoke and fire erupt from the crash site. Three (3) witnesses stated that they saw black smoke and fire streaming from the aircraft while it was turning onto the final approach.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1325 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), N516SW, A SEAWIND 3000 EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, CRASHED WHILE ON A VISUAL APPROACH APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) MILE NORTH OF THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT (BMG).
BOTH PRIVATE PILOTS ONBOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO ONE (1) OF THE OCCUPANTS AND WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.
THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WASHINGTON, NC (OCW) TO BLOOMINGTON, IL (BMI) WITH AN INTERMEDIATE FUEL STOP IN MADISON, IN (IMS).
THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVEN (7) MILES NORTH WEST OF BMG ENROUTE TO BMI WHEN THE PILOT CALLED THE BMG TOWER STATING THAT HE HAD A FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION PROBLEM. HE REQUESTED LANDING CLEARANCE IN BMG AS A PRECAUTION. THE TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA AND THE BMG TOWER IMMEDIATELY SAW SMOKE AND FIRE ERUPT FROM THE CRASH SITE. THREE (3) WITNESSES STATED THAT THEY SAW BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE STREAMING FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IT WAS TURNING ONTO THE FINAL APPROACH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.