Bede BD-4 N223LW

Summary

On 18 March 1982 at about 23:30 local time, a Bede BD-4 registered N223LW, operated by DON Cole, was involved in an accident near Knightdale, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 March 1982 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Knightdale, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Wendell-Knightdale

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bede BD-4

Registration

N223LW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

DON Cole

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Horsehead → Rockledge

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL82FLJ06

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

TWO WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON A LOW FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 19. THEY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED TO AN EASTERLY HEADING. ONE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE LEFT TURN APPEARED TO BE COORDINATED. THE OTHER WITNESS HEARD THE PILOT ADD POWER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM HIS VIEW BEHIND TREES. THE PLANE CRASHED ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTH OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT EAST OF THE PROJECTED RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE INITIAL IMPACT OCCURRED WITH TREES AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50 FT AGL. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO PREIMPACT MALFUNCTIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.