Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Duplin County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Kenansville, North Carolina 28349
Sunday, November 17, 2013 5:55 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On November17, 2013, about 0555 eastern standard time, a Focke-Wulf FWP 149D, N132FW, was destroyed when it impacted terrain while on approach to Duplin County Airport (DPL), Kenansville, North Carolina. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was not filed. The airplane departed the Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), Jacksonville, North Carolina, at 0543.
According to a lineman at OAJ, on the morning of the accident at 0535, he noticed an airplane taxing on the ramp. He was able to see the aircraft beacon and a silhouette of the airplane but was unable to see the registration number. Shortly thereafter, he heard the airplane takeoff and head towards the west. He recalled that the weather at the time was very foggy. A review of the airports entry card activity report revealed that the pilot had accessed the ramp area at 0525 on November 17, 2013.
A family member of the pilot reported the airplane overdue to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on the morning of November 18, 2013, after becoming concerned when the airplane and pilot had not arrived at the intended destination. The FAA subsequently issued an Alert Notification (ALNOT). On the evening of November 18, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety personnel reported locating the wreckage of a downed airplane. The airplane was located 3/4 of a mile northeast of runway 23 in a heavily wooded area. The debris path was on a 230 degree magnetic heading and 100 yards in length. All flight control surfaces were located at the accident site. The wreckage was removed for further examination.
Radar data was reviewed from the New River Marine Corps Air Station (NCA), Jacksonville, North Carolina. It revealed that on November 17, 2013, between the hours of 0525 local until 0555 local a primary target was observed 1 mile north of OAJ tracking northwest bound towards DPL. The primary target appeared on the scope at 0543:52. No secondary target was observed. Radar was lost at 0546:27 and then reappeared at 0546:45. The target was again lost 8 miles northwest of OAJ or 20 miles northwest of NCA at 0547:57, and the target did not reappear. The airplane was not transmitting a mode C signal during the flight.
At 0555, the DPL automated weather observation station reported the following weather conditions: wind calm, visibility 1/2 mile with fog, and cloud conditions were overcast at 100 feet above ground level (agl), temperature 12 degrees Celsius, dew point 12 degrees Celsius, altimeter setting 30.17 inches of mercury.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 11/17/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 555 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Kenansville |
| Event State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 28349 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 11 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 350053N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0775738W |
| Event Location Airport | Duplin County Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | DPL |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 3 |
| Airport Elevation | 137 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 555 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 3 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | DPL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 137 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 100 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Unknown |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 12 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 12 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.17 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KDPL 171055Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 12 |
| Event Highest Injury | Fatal |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | 1 |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA SROCC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 27 2013 2:20PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N132FW |
| NTSB Number | ERA14FA044 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | FOCKE-WULF |
| Aircraft Model | FWP 149D |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | D |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 132 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2557 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 1 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 3 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional |
| Date of Last Inspection | Feb 19 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 455 |
| Airframe Hours | 4763 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Yes |
| ELT Type | C91-A |
| Aircraft Owner Name | PARKER LUKE G |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | RICHLANDS |
| Aircraft Owner State | NC |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 285748192 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | PARKER LUKE G |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | RICHLANDS |
| Operator State | NC |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 285748192 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | OAJ |
| Departure City | Jacksonville |
| Departure State | NC |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | DPL |
| Destination City | Kenansville |
| Destination State | NC |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Nov 27 2013 2:20PM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 23 |
| Runway Length | 6002 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |