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NC27 · Lower Creek Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID NC27 Elev 1,195 ft Lat 35° 56.68' N Lon 81° 29.41' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,200 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 — 3,200 ft 150 ft Turf No —
23 — 3,200 ft 150 ft Turf No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 1 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (1 sentence)
  • ·FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=6

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-02-25 Beech E33 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-07-18 Aeronca 7AC · Runway excursion · IMC · day →
2016-06-16 Cessna 172M · Weather · VMC · day →
2015-12-13 GOLDEN CIRCLE AIR INC T BIRD II · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1989-03-18 Morrisey 2150A · Weather · IMC · day →
1986-07-31 Cessna 150F · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 16 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 32 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 39 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 43 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 44 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 53 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 53 nm
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 54 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 54 nm
David Alan Smith Fletcher NC 58 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
George Togo Crowell Iii Lenoir NC 3 nm
James Cooper George Lenoir NC 3 nm
Brandon Mitchell Nesmith Lenoir NC 3 nm
James Clark Sullivan Iii Lenoir NC 3 nm
Dawn Allen Sullivan Hudson NC 6 nm
John David Barbour Hudson NC 6 nm
Bradley Olen Barbee Granite Falls NC 9 nm
Chadrick Grant West Boomer NC 11 nm
Andrew Michael Spencer Rutherfrd Col NC 12 nm
Danny Ross Hughes Hickory NC 15 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Cooper George Lenoir NC 3 nm
Ira Lee Greene Lenoir NC 3 nm
Joseph Dominick Condoleo Lenoir NC 3 nm
Edward Lee Livingston Lenoir NC 3 nm
Harry Michael Clevenger Lenoir NC 3 nm
Michael Eugene Walker Lenoir NC 3 nm
Gaither Glynn Hendrix Jr Lenoir NC 3 nm
Christopher Dustin Garnes Lenoir NC 3 nm
Douglas Edward Brumbaugh Lenoir NC 3 nm
Samuel Clinton Spencer Hudson NC 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 28 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 50 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 51 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 51 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 51 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 59 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 73 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 98 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 104 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 106 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.