- Date
- January 3, 1982, 05:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pinehurst, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N10VSBeechcraft BE-58
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820103000099A
- Case key
- 72235
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft departed fulton county airport at 0306 EST and climbed to 13000 feet MSL. The flight was routine until approximately 0422 when the pilot of the unpressurized Beech 58 requested and was given a lower altitude. During the next 35 minutes the aircraft turned in the wrong direction at least 3 times, could not maintain altitude, and generally had trouble following instructions. The aircraft collided with trees in a 30-45 degree nose down attitude. The results of the toxicological examination revealed a blood ethanol concentration of 200 mg%. A flight check of the sand hills VOR on 1/4/82 revealed that the vor-a approach was out of tolerance structure and a NOTAM was issued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10VS
- Reported as
- Beechcraft BE-58
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TH-735
- Airframe hours
- 1,202
- Engine
- Continental IO-520C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alfred B. Von Schlegell
- Registered owner
- Alfred B. Von Schlegell
- Departed
- FTY · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- SOP · Southern Pines, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SOP · Moore County, runway 23, 5,503 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,726 total · 68 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 30° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAY, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10VS · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.