19990404002939A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Waldron, AR · April 4, 1999

Date: April 4, 1999 · 18:40 local
Place: Waldron, AR
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N497CA
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99FA104
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N497CARegistration cancelled Jul 1, 2002 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636197 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries, the acft was destroyed. (-23)on April 4, 1999, aricraft N497CA, a Piper PA46, departed nashville, Tennessee, enroute to dallas, Texas, impacted ground approximately 8 miles east of walron, Arkansas. Pilot sustained fatal injuries during the in-flight breakup. Parts were found over a 3 mile area.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED. (-23)ON APRIL 4, 1999, ARICRAFT N497CA, A PIPER PA46, DEPARTED NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, ENROUTE TO DALLAS, TEXAS, IMPACTED GROUND APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES EAST OF WALRON, ARKANSAS. PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES DURING THE IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP. PARTS WERE FOUND OVER A 3 MILE AREA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW99FA104Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWaldron, ARThe pilot's encounter with adverse weather and loss of aircraft control, which resulted in exceeding the aircraft's design stress limits. Factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of airplane, and the icing and thunderstorm…Apr 4, 1999 · Destroyed