N31953 - 1978 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

P32R

1978

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1978

Manufacturer

—

Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

P32RPA-32R-300 Lance

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

TARHEEL RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION CO INC

Address

923 WEST END BLVD

City

WINSTON SALEM

State / Zip Code

North Carolina27101

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

50665543

Mode S Code (Hex)

A36B63

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Oct 9, 1992	NYC93FA012	Destroyed	Fatal	THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ACTIONS OF THE RADAR CONTROLLER WHOSE VECTORS AND NO-GYRO VECTORS MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

Oct 9, 1992NYC93FA012

Destroyed

Fatal

THE IMPROPER DECISION BY THE NON-INSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT TO CONTINUE VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOWN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN SPATIAL DISORIENTATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ACTIONS OF THE RADAR CONTROLLER WHOSE VECTORS AND NO-GYRO VECTORS MOST LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PILOT'S DISORIENTATION, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE DARK NIGHT.

Additional Details

Registration

N31953

Serial Number

32-7800008

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

—

Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

—

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

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