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Aviation accident MIA02FA044

3 fatal · Piper PA-46-350P · 2001-12-13 · Raleigh, NC, USA

Event

NTSB number
MIA02FA044
Event ID
20011218X02406
Type
Accident
Date
2001-12-13
Location
Raleigh, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.874443, -78.747222

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA-46-350P
Registration
N41003
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
NITE
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, due to spatial disorientation, while performing a missed approach, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with a tree and a house. Factors in this accident were dark night, fog, drizzle, the pilot's lack of total instrument time, and his lack of total experience in this type of aircraft.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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