What happened
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(Tty) pilot requested to land at terre haute advised the acft was picking up ice, all 4 POB sufered fatal inj. (.4)the weather brief to the pilot indicated an AIRMET was in effect for 'occasional to moderate rime or mixed icing along the entire route of flight.' The briefer reported to the pilot, '... What you'll be encountering affecting your route of flight is the wrap-around effect on that low pressure.' At 1949, the pilot requested to descend from 4,000 feet to 3,000 MSL. At 1952, the pilot reported the airplane was accumulating ice, but did not think he could shed it. He requested to deviate to terre haute. The airplane was cleared to descend to 2,500 feet MSL. At 2001, the pilot reported losing airspeed and requested to land at a closer airport. While on approach, the pilot reported, 'heck, we're all over the place right now....' The airplane impacted a farm field at night, at a shallow angle of descent, with the landing gear down. The airplane wings impacted trees and the airplane was destroyed by fire. Engine and flight control continuity were confirmed. (-23) on March 20, 1998, at approximately 2005 eastern standard time, a Beech A-36, N1812A, was destroyed when it impacted terrain five miles south of the sullivan county airport, sullivan, Indiana. The pilot reported to terre haute approach control that he was picking up ice and wanted to land at terre haute. The pilot later requested a closer airport and was being radar vectored for an approach into sullivan county. The instrument rated pilot private pilot, second pilot, and passengers received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(TTY) PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND AT TERRE HAUTE ADVISED THE ACFT WAS PICKING UP ICE, ALL 4 POB SUFERED FATAL INJ. (.4)THE WEATHER BRIEF TO THE PILOT INDICATED AN AIRMET WAS IN EFFECT FOR 'OCCASIONAL TO MODERATE RIME OR MIXED ICING ALONG THE ENTIRE ROUTE OF FLIGHT.' THE BRIEFER REPORTED TO THE PILOT, '... WHAT YOU'LL BE ENCOUNTERING AFFECTING YOUR ROUTE OF FLIGHT IS THE WRAP-AROUND EFFECT ON THAT LOW PRESSURE.' AT 1949, THE PILOT REQUESTED TO DESCEND FROM 4,000 FEET TO 3,000 MSL. AT 1952, THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS ACCUMULATING ICE, BUT DID NOT THINK HE COULD SHED IT. HE REQUESTED TO DEVIATE TO TERRE HAUTE. THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED TO DESCEND TO 2,500 FEET MSL. AT 2001, THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING AIRSPEED AND REQUESTED TO LAND AT A CLOSER AIRPORT. WHILE ON APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED, 'HECK, WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE RIGHT NOW....' THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FARM FIELD AT NIGHT, AT A SHALLOW ANGLE OF DESCENT, WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THE AIRPLANE WINGS IMPACTED TREES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. ENGINE AND FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WERE CONFIRMED. (-23) ON MARCH 20, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 2005 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH A-36, N1812A, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE SULLIVAN COUNTY AIRPORT, SULLIVAN, INDIANA. THE PILOT REPORTED TO TERRE HAUTE APPROACH CONTROL THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ICE AND WANTED TO LAND AT TERRE HAUTE. THE PILOT LATER REQUESTED A CLOSER AIRPORT AND WAS BEING RADAR VECTORED FOR AN APPROACH INTO SULLIVAN COUNTY. THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT PRIVATE PILOT, SECOND PILOT, AND PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
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