20191004018759A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Asheboro, NC · October 4, 2019

Date: October 4, 2019 · 20:30 local
Place: Asheboro, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2FB
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20FA002
Reported as: Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 303 total

N2FBRegistration cancelled May 8, 2021 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3670 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

N2FB was destroyed after impact with terrain near the hbi airport. The private pilot rated aircraft owner and a student pilot rated pilot both perished. It is unclear who was at the controls of the aircraft at the time of the accident. A third pilot had flown from hbi to dkx earlier in the day and stated that the vacuum pump on the aircraft was known to be inoperative. The aircraft crashed while returning to hbi from dkx. The aircraft crashed in night VMC conditions.

As the FAA filed it

N2FB WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACT WITH TERRAIN NEAR THE HBI AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED AIRCRAFT OWNER AND A STUDENT PILOT RATED PILOT BOTH PERISHED. IT IS UNCLEAR WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A THIRD PILOT HAD FLOWN FROM HBI TO DKX EARLIER IN THE DAY AND STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS KNOWN TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE RETURNING TO HBI FROM DKX. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS.

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 ERA20FA002Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAsheboro, NCThe pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent night flight experience.Oct 5, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2FB · 1

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

Incident 19950903031919IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Block Island, RIPorpoised on landing. Blew nose tire. Damaged propeller.Sep 3, 1995 · Minor damage