The Mooney collided with trees and sank in a lake while attempting its third approach to Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) in IMC. The sole occupants, a Private pilot and passenger, died in the crash. After two attempts at the ILS Runway 5R approach, controllers offered to divert the flight to nearby Greensboro, N.C. However, the pilot attempted the approach again, and on the third try crashed into trees short of the runway, coming to rest in the lake.
May 03, 2004, Cary, N.C. / Mooney M20M
The Mooney collided with trees and sank in a lake while attempting its third approach to Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) in IMC. The sole occupants, a Private pilot and passenger, died in the crash. After two attempts at the ILS Runway 5R approach, controllers offered to divert the flight to nearby Greensboro, N.C. However, the pilot attempted the approach again, and on the third try crashed into trees short of the runway, coming to rest in the lake....
Key Takeaways:
- A Mooney aircraft crashed into trees and sank in a lake while attempting its third ILS approach to Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC).
- The crash occurred after the pilot declined controllers' offer to divert to a nearby airport following two unsuccessful approach attempts.
- Both the private pilot and the passenger, the sole occupants of the aircraft, died in the crash.
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