Accident: Golden Circle Air Inc T BIRD II
Dec 13, 2015 · Lenoir, NC
NTSB numberERA16LA067Event id20151214X52840
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and a coordinated turn in the traffic pattern, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall and spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to remove the airframe parachute activation handle locking pin before flight.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Golden Circle Air Inc T BIRD II
- Registration
- N92744
- Year built
- 2001
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern crosswind Aerodynamic stall/spin
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Foothills Regional Airport (MRN)10 nm (18 km) south-west
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)13 nm (24 km) south
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