Aerospatiale TB21 accident near Spruce Pine, North Carolina, September 26, 1993
On September 26, 1993 at about 4:00 pm local time, a Aerospatiale TB21, registered N2528D, was destroyed in an accident near Spruce Pine, North Carolina (Avery Morris Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT DECISION IN DELAYING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT AND IN ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAP EXTENSION.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 26, 1993 · about 4:00 pm local time
- Place
- Spruce Pine, North Carolina · Avery Morris Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale TB21
- Registration
- N2528D · registry record · serial 861
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE DOWNSLOPING RUNWAY WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT STOP ON THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WHILE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SETTLED UPRIGHT IN A NEARBY FIELD.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Flight time: 715 hours in all; 110 in this make and model; 62 in the last 90 days; 25 in the last 30 days; 605 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 360 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, September 12, 1993; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,086 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AB1AD (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AVL Asheville NC at 3:25 pm
- Destination: 7A8
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 3,000 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from AVL, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number ATL93LA163.