Accident · 2003-03-01
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-03-01
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Fatal injury
- Aircraft
- SOCATA TBM 700 (N700PP)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to fly a stabilized, published instrument approach procedure, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which led to an aerodynamic stall.
Source: NTSB case IAD03FA035Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.