# NTSB ATL82FKM03: Hudson 2-2-2E, N1035G, Statesville, NC, May 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: May 2, 1982, 10:35 local (14:35 UTC)
- Place: Statesville, NC
- Location: 35.7826° N, 80.8873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Statesville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7826&lon=-80.8873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72721
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FKM03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72721/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKM03

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - pull-up - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/spin - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1035G-1982-11-04), registration cancelled 1982-11-04, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUDSON 2-2-2E
- Registry model: [Hudson Sanders V 2-2-2E](https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-sanders-v-2-2-2e) (registry code 05647BW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Airframe hours: 50
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820502014169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502014169A), May 2, 1982: Amtr 222E, Statesville, NC, Substantial damage. Making low passes over runway. On last pass. Pull up and bank was too steep. Airplane stalled, spun into ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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