Flushing - Southern Pines

On April 14, 1975 at 10:05 PM, Flushing - Southern Pines experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA226AT Merlin IV, operated by Magnavox Corporation, with the event recorded near Southern Pines-Moore County North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as executive/corporate/business and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Southern Pines-Moore County Airport, the captain informed ground he would complete a visual approach to runway 05. On short final, the airplane struck tree tops and crashed half a mile short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was limited due to the night, low ceiling, raing and localised patches of fog.

Aircraft reference details include registration N960M, MSN AT-005, year of manufacture 1972.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.1740°, -79.3923°.