Fleet ONE accident near Holly Springs, North Carolina, November 19, 1995
On November 19, 1995 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Fleet ONE, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N638M, was substantially damaged in an accident near Holly Springs, North Carolina. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
a loss of engine power due to a cracked crankshaft. A factor was the rough/uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 19, 1995 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Holly Springs, North Carolina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Fleet ONE, amateur-built
- Registration
- N638M · registry record · serial 213
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
During flight the engine started to smoke, and then it quit. The pilot immediately turned towards a known field and made an emergency landing. While landing, the propeller stopped in the vertical position and caught on the uneven terrain resulting in the aircraft nosing over. Postcrash examination of the engine revealed a cracked crankshaft.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,619 hours in all; 102 in this make and model; 24 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 2,395 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rear
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,300 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 5, 1995; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,598 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Warner SCARAB-30 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 5W5 Raleigh NC at 6:10 pm
- Destination: PVT Pittsboro NC
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 010° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:50 pm from RDU, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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