Pilot killed when single-engine plane crashes into unoccupied house, NC officials say

One man was killed when a single-engine plane crashed while attempting to land at Lake Norman Airpark north of Charlotte, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.

A home was struck by the Piper PA-46 plane, but investigators say the structure was unoccupied.

It happened around 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, near Adrian Lane, a dead-end street north of the Cornelius Creek area of Lake Norman, troopers said in a news release.

“A single-engine plane attempting to land at Lake Norman Airport struck several trees and crashed into an abandoned house site,” the highway patrol said.

“The pilot, Randy Mysliviec, of Mooresville, was transported by Iredell County EMS to Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, where he succumbed to his injuries.”

The privately-owned plane took off around 11:50 a.m. and encountered trouble at 12:13 p.m., according to the Observer’s news partner WSOC. The plane made a loop around Lake Norman just before it crashed, the station said.

A cause for the crash is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Lake Norman Airport is about 30 miles north of Charlotte.

This story was originally published December 31, 2023 at 2:47 PM with the headline "Pilot killed when single-engine plane crashes into unoccupied house, NC officials say."