What happened
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Missed approach, crashed in a fied west of highway. (.4)the parents of the pilot/owner stated that he arrived late in the afternoon prior to the accident. They stayed up with their son until approximately 0100 the morning of the accident. They stated that their son was a doctor and kept a busy schedule. The son told the parents that he had to fly back in order to have new fuel cells installed in the airplane and to work at his clinic. The pilot was airborne by 0700. The weather at his destination had low ceilings and fog restricting the visibility. The pilot was cleared by ATC to fly the localizer approach to the runway. The pilot called his position at the outer marker on the UNICOM frequency and no further transmissions were heard. Witnesses on the airport heard and saw the bottom of the airplane and stated that the airplane's engines sounded normal as it went overhead. Radar data showed that the airplane's altitude fluctuated and ground speed decreased significantly during the missed approach flight path. The airplane impacted the ground in approximately 40-degree nose-low, right wing down attitude. The toxicology report revealed 0.005 ug/ml tetra hydrocannabinol (marihuana) in blood, and 0.013 ug/ml and 0.017 ug/ml tetrahydrocannbinol carboxylic acid (marihuana) in the blood and kindey fluid respectively. (-23) on June 19, 1996, at 0809 EDT, a Piper PA31-325, N62852, registered to hi hat leasing inc., crashed while executing a missed approach at Dayton wright brothers airport (mgy), Ohio while on a personal flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed . The aircraft was demolished and the pilot and sole person on board was fatally injured. The flight originated at berrien springs, mi (C20) on June 19, 1996 at 0700 EDT.
As the FAA filed it
MISSED APPROACH, CRASHED IN A FIED WEST OF HIGHWAY. (.4)THE PARENTS OF THE PILOT/OWNER STATED THAT HE ARRIVED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THEY STAYED UP WITH THEIR SON UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 0100 THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THEY STATED THAT THEIR SON WAS A DOCTOR AND KEPT A BUSY SCHEDULE. THE SON TOLD THE PARENTS THAT HE HAD TO FLY BACK IN ORDER TO HAVE NEW FUEL CELLS INSTALLED IN THE AIRPLANE AND TO WORK AT HIS CLINIC. THE PILOT WAS AIRBORNE BY 0700. THE WEATHER AT HIS DESTINATION HAD LOW CEILINGS AND FOG RESTRICTING THE VISIBILITY. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED BY ATC TO FLY THE LOCALIZER APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT CALLED HIS POSITION AT THE OUTER MARKER ON THE UNICOM FREQUENCY AND NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS WERE HEARD. WITNESSES ON THE AIRPORT HEARD AND SAW THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE AND STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINES SOUNDED NORMAL AS IT WENT OVERHEAD. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE FLUCTUATED AND GROUND SPEED DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE MISSED APPROACH FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN APPROXIMATELY 40-DEGREE NOSE-LOW, RIGHT WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE TOXICOLOGY REPORT REVEALED 0.005 UG/ML TETRA HYDROCANNABINOL (MARIHUANA) IN BLOOD, AND 0.013 UG/ML AND 0.017 UG/ML TETRAHYDROCANNBINOL CARBOXYLIC ACID (MARIHUANA) IN THE BLOOD AND KINDEY FLUID RESPECTIVELY. (-23) ON JUNE 19, 1996, AT 0809 EDT, A PIPER PA31-325, N62852, REGISTERED TO HI HAT LEASING INC., CRASHED WHILE EXECUTING A MISSED APPROACH AT DAYTON WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY), OHIO WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED . THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE PILOT AND SOLE PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI (C20) ON JUNE 19, 1996 AT 0700 EDT.
NTSB investigation
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