What happened
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Aircraft landed for an ILS approach into El Dorado and changed to advisory frequency at approximately 1214:50. No further communication took place with acft. (-23)on January 2, 1999, at approximately 0645 local time, N7676C, a Piper PA-32 crashed in the vicinity of smackover, AR. The investigation revealed that the left portion of the stabilator was separated from the aircraft prior to impact. It was further discovered that the out board left portion of the stabilator impacted a tree, causing separation of the left half of the stabilator. The pilot, who was fatally injured, filed a IFR flight plan, departed arkadelphia, AR enroute to El Dorado, AR. The pilot was cleared for the ILS 22 approach at Goodwin airport, el dorada, AR, instructed to report established and contact with the airport. The pilot failed to cancel hi flight plan and failed to land at his destination. The aircraft was later heard and seen in th vicinity of the downtown airport, where the pilot normally parked his aircraft while at work. The aircraft was located approximately six miles north of the El Dorado VOR. The weather at the time of the accident varied between totally obscured to 600 feet overcast, 1/2 mile visibility.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LANDED FOR AN ILS APPROACH INTO EL DORADO AND CHANGED TO ADVISORY FREQUENCY AT APPROXIMATELY 1214:50. NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE WITH ACFT. (-23)ON JANUARY 2, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 0645 LOCAL TIME, N7676C, A PIPER PA-32 CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF SMACKOVER, AR. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT PORTION OF THE STABILATOR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT. IT WAS FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT THE OUT BOARD LEFT PORTION OF THE STABILATOR IMPACTED A TREE, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LEFT HALF OF THE STABILATOR. THE PILOT, WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED, FILED A IFR FLIGHT PLAN, DEPARTED ARKADELPHIA, AR ENROUTE TO EL DORADO, AR. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS 22 APPROACH AT GOODWIN AIRPORT, EL DORADA, AR, INSTRUCTED TO REPORT ESTABLISHED AND CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT FAILED TO CANCEL HI FLIGHT PLAN AND FAILED TO LAND AT HIS DESTINATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER HEARD AND SEEN IN TH VICINITY OF THE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, WHERE THE PILOT NORMALLY PARKED HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE AT WORK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES NORTH OF THE EL DORADO VOR. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT VARIED BETWEEN TOTALLY OBSCURED TO 600 FEET OVERCAST, 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY.
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