N128SP

On September 11, 1985 at 01:05 AM, N128SP experienced a crash involving Cessna 404 Titan, operated by Opex Aviation, with the event recorded near Hayesville North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Fisherman heard an aircraft overhead but did not see any sign of it in the night sky. Shortly thereafter they saw a flash and fire on the side of a mountain, then they heard the explosion. The sheriff was called and an investigation revealed a crashed aircraft. There were no signs of occupants in or near the aircraft. The next morning the body of a heavily armed man who had on a parachute and a deployed reserve parachute was found several miles away in a residential area. A key to the crashed aircraft was found on the body.

Aircraft reference details include registration N128SP, MSN 404-0429, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.0463°, -83.8179°.