- Date
- January 20, 1983, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Robersonville, NC
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N98302Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830120001149A
- Case key
- 5976
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during an attempted emergency landing. The acft was 5 miles form an airport. The pilot had called on UNICOM and said he was lost and had partial power loss. He asked if anyone could hear him and he didnot believe he could make the airport as he was too low. He was given the NDB frequency for the airport. He was advised that he was too FAR away to be heard. In his last transmission the pilot said he did not have the airport in sight and was not sure of his location. He said he was going to land off the airport. When there were no further transmissions thesheriff's office was notified. No mechanical irregularity could be found in the airframe or engine that could have produced a loss of power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98302
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26159
- Airframe hours
- 3,227
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Colonial Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Rex F. Tillotson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 24, 1982 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- ILM · Wilmington, NC
- Destination
- W70 · Williamsburg, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MCZ · Martin County
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,497 total · 20 in this make and model · 1,361 as pilot in command · 191 in the last 90 days · 53 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RWI, 35 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.