- Date
- May 2, 1982, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place
- Statesville, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1035GHudson 2-2-2E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820502014169A
- Case key
- 72721
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses observed the pilot make a low pass parallel to runway 26, then pull-up sharply in a left climbing turn. The witnesses reported that after the pull-up, the left wing dropped and the aircraft entered a spin. The aircraft crashed about 1000 ft south of runway 26.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1035G
- Reported as
- Hudson 2-2-2E
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Airframe hours
- 50
- Engine
- Briggs 421437, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- S.V. Hudson
- Registered owner
- S.V. Hudson
- Departed
- Statesville, NC
- Destination
- Statesville, NC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 542 total · 3 in this make and model · 450 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.