Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary ATL84LA144

KILL DEVIL HILL, NC, USA

Aircraft #1

N92RB

BROWN, R. M. JR. MONNETT MONI

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS THE 4TH ACFT TO TAKE OFF OF 7 SCHEDULED TO MAKE A FORMATION FLY-BY OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL. AS THE ACFT TOOK OFF TO JOIN UP FOR THE FLT, A THICK LOW FOG BANK ROLLED IN. THE OTHER ACFT DEPARTED THE AREA, BUT THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT UNDER THE FOG. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A LEFT HAND CIRCLE OVER THE NW CORNER OF THE ARPT. ABOUT 1/2 THRU A 2ND 360 DEG TURN, THE ACFT ENTERED A VERY STEEP DIVE, COLLIDED WITH A TREE &THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE OTHER ACFT HAD AVOIDED THE FOG & WERE ABLE TO LAND SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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