What happened
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Apparently missed GPS approach. Lost control in heavy rain and fog on go around. (.4)the pilot told ATC that he was going to conduct a GPS approach to the destination airport with a landing on runway 18. The pilot subsequently received clearance for and initiated a night IFR approach to runway 18. The airplane impacted trees at the 75 foot level followed by impact with the terrain approximately 3.9 north of the airport. The accident debris track was on the extended centerline of the intended runway and the debris scattered on a heading in the direction of the runway. The elevation of the terrain in the area at the airport, and the accident site are similar. The owner of the airplane stated that the airplane was not equipped with a GPS system. The owner of the airplane said the pilot was known to own a handheld GPS unit. Identified at the accident site was a destroyed handheld GPS unit. The weather at the destination airport was described as 'marginal' for an approach with rain and fog according to the airplane owner who was present at the airport about the time of the accident. (-23) the pilot identified in block 31 had received clearance to land at Pinckneyville-duquoin airport by Kansas city ARTCC. The pilot then indicated to Kansas city ARTCC his intentions to use a GPS approach to runway 18. Shortly thereafter, the aircraft descended into trees and was subsequently destroyed by the impact and post-crash fire. The accident took place approximately four miles north of runway 18. Apparent path of flight, as noted by damage to trees, places the aircraft on a 180 degree heading. The pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
APPARENTLY MISSED GPS APPROACH. LOST CONTROL IN HEAVY RAIN AND FOG ON GO AROUND. (.4)THE PILOT TOLD ATC THAT HE WAS GOING TO CONDUCT A GPS APPROACH TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WITH A LANDING ON RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR AND INITIATED A NIGHT IFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AT THE 75 FOOT LEVEL FOLLOWED BY IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 3.9 NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT DEBRIS TRACK WAS ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE INTENDED RUNWAY AND THE DEBRIS SCATTERED ON A HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE ELEVATION OF THE TERRAIN IN THE AREA AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE ACCIDENT SITE ARE SIMILAR. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A GPS SYSTEM. THE OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE SAID THE PILOT WAS KNOWN TO OWN A HANDHELD GPS UNIT. IDENTIFIED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS A DESTROYED HANDHELD GPS UNIT. THE WEATHER AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS DESCRIBED AS 'MARGINAL' FOR AN APPROACH WITH RAIN AND FOG ACCORDING TO THE AIRPLANE OWNER WHO WAS PRESENT AT THE AIRPORT ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (-23) THE PILOT IDENTIFIED IN BLOCK 31 HAD RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND AT PINCKNEYVILLE-DUQUOIN AIRPORT BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC. THE PILOT THEN INDICATED TO KANSAS CITY ARTCC HIS INTENTIONS TO USE A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO TREES AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND POST-CRASH FIRE. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES NORTH OF RUNWAY 18. APPARENT PATH OF FLIGHT, AS NOTED BY DAMAGE TO TREES, PLACES THE AIRCRAFT ON A 180 DEGREE HEADING. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
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