One Of The First Known LSA Fatal Accidents

A recently certified S-LSA aircraft, N9164M, an Allegro 2000 (file photos, below), has gone down, resulting in the deaths of the instructor and student on board.

The aircraft reportedly hit trees before impacting, with a pronounced pitch-down attitude, in a cow pasture, near Hwy 211 and Old Lennon Road, in Supply, NC. Pronounced dead at the scene were Robert Swanson (62) of Southport and John Nesbit (51) of Carolina Beach. Swanson was a well-known CFI, while Nesbit was said to be a student and former morning TV Anchor for WFMY-TV in Greensboro, NC. Swanson was reportedly president of EAA Chapter 939 in South Port, NC, and was also a Young Eagles participant.

The plane, only a few weeks old and recently certified in the ASTM orchestrated and FAA-Approved S-LSA category, was based at nearby Brunswick County Airport.

The sheriff's office reported that the Allegro 2000 took off from the Brunswick County Airport Sunday morning and was reported missing shortly before 1700. Several planes participated in the search and the aircraft wreckage was spotted at approximately 1800. 

The NTSB has said that that they will be investiogating the accident, one of the first to involve a certified S-LSA aircraft.

** Report created 8/8/2005 Record 43 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 9164M Make/Model: ALLE Description: ALLEGRO 2000
 Date: 08/07/2005 Time: 2145
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: SUPPLY State: NC Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, BRUNSWICK COUNTY, SUPPLY, NC

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
 Departed: OAK ISLAND, NC Dep Date: Dep. Time:
 Destination: OAK ISLAND, NC Flt Plan: NONE Wx Briefing: N
 Last Radio Cont: UNK  Last Clearance: UNK
 FAA FSDO: GREENSBORO, NC (SO05) Entry date: 08/08/2005

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