What happened
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Acft crashed into a heavily wooded area under unknown circumstances. The pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries. The acft was destroyed. (.19) on February 16, 1999, at 1515 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32RT-300, N21724, collided with trees and subsequently the ground during cruise flight in Cartersville, Georgia. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local pleasure flight. The private pilot and sole occupant sustained fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane had departed mccullum airport in marietta, Georgia, at 1430. According to a witness, the airplane was observed flying "very low" towards the Cartersville airport. She stated that she heard the engine quit, and observed the airplane nose down and crash into the trees. Witnesses at the Cartersville airport stated that the accident aircraft never contacted them on their UNICOM frequency. (-23)see attached ATL99FA047
As the FAA filed it
ACFT CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 16, 1999, AT 1515 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32RT-300, N21724, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE GROUND DURING CRUISE FLIGHT IN CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED MCCULLUM AIRPORT IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA, AT 1430. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING "VERY LOW" TOWARDS THE CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT. SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD THE ENGINE QUIT, AND OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE NOSE DOWN AND CRASH INTO THE TREES. WITNESSES AT THE CARTERSVILLE AIRPORT STATED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT NEVER CONTACTED THEM ON THEIR UNICOM FREQUENCY. (-23)SEE ATTACHED ATL99FA047
NTSB investigation
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