What happened
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The aircraft departed SOP (southern pines) for Siler City (scr) at approximately 0720. The accident occurred approximately 0745-0755. The distance flown is 29 NM. The aircraft impact approximately 100 yards short and to the right of the final approach path to runway 4 at Siler City, NC. According to a witness, the aircraft may or may not have had a funtioning alternator. The aircraft was being moved for the purposes of maintenance. The flight was done without a special flight permit. A second aircraft followed the first aircraft, in order to transport the owners back to their home base. The accident aircraft impacted trees while on a base leg turn to final on runway 4. It was reported as well as corroborated through witness statements that the aircraft may have encountered marginal vfr/ifr conditions in the proximity of their destination. Weather reports at the time of the accident show a ceiling of 200 broken, with light rain and mist in the area. Witnesses indicate that the pilot controlled lighting was not activated at the time of the accident. Pilot reported that he may have entered a stall condition on either base, final, or base turning to final. The position of the wreckage indicates an overshoot in a left base to final turn to runway 4. Flaps were not used in the approach phase due to electrical issues. The aircrft was flown in a higher drag configuration, with the landing gear in the down position.
As the FAA filed it
THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SOP (SOUTHERN PINES) FOR SILER CITY (SCR) AT APPROXIMATELY 0720. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 0745-0755. THE DISTANCE FLOWN IS 29 NM. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SHORT AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE FINAL APPROACH PATH TO RUNWAY 4 AT SILER CITY, NC. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD A FUNTIONING ALTERNATOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MOVED FOR THE PURPOSES OF MAINTENANCE. THE FLIGHT WAS DONE WITHOUT A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT. A SECOND AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED THE FIRST AIRCRAFT, IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT THE OWNERS BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES WHILE ON A BASE LEG TURN TO FINAL ON RUNWAY 4. IT WAS REPORTED AS WELL AS CORROBORATED THROUGH WITNESS STATEMENTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED MARGINAL VFR/IFR CONDITIONS IN THE PROXIMITY OF THEIR DESTINATION. WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT SHOW A CEILING OF 200 BROKEN, WITH LIGHT RAIN AND MIST IN THE AREA. WITNESSES INDICATE THAT THE PILOT CONTROLLED LIGHTING WAS NOT ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MAY HAVE ENTERED A STALL CONDITION ON EITHER BASE, FINAL, OR BASE TURNING TO FINAL. THE POSITION OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATES AN OVERSHOOT IN A LEFT BASE TO FINAL TURN TO RUNWAY 4. FLAPS WERE NOT USED IN THE APPROACH PHASE DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE AIRCRFT WAS FLOWN IN A HIGHER DRAG CONFIGURATION, WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION.
NTSB investigation
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