What happened
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(.19) On September 17, 1999, at 1248 central daylight time, a Piper PA-38-112, N9575T, operated by decatur aviation inc., decatur, Illinois, was destroyed during an impact with the terrain following an in-flight loss of control, near Warrensburg, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The federal aviation administration (FAA) private pilot checkride was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The private pilot candidate and FAA designated examiner were fatally injured. The local flight originated from the decatur airport, decatur, Illinois, at 1217. A witness to the accident described the accident airplane in a nose-low, counter-clockwise rotating dive towards the ground. A weather observation station, located 14.2 nautical miles southeast of the accident site, reported scattered clouds at 4,900 feet above ground level (AGL), 10 statute miles visibility, and winds variable at 5 knots. (-23) this flight departed the decatur, IL airport for the purpose of pilot certification. The pilot was being tested by the pilot examiner to add ai rplane category onto his private pilot glider certificate. The airplane crashed six miles northwest of Warrensburg, IL at approximately 1248 CDT. The airplane was demolished and the two occupants received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1999, AT 1248 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-38-112, N9575T, OPERATED BY DECATUR AVIATION INC., DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WAS DESTROYED DURING AN IMPACT WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, NEAR WARRENSBURG, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT CANDIDATE AND FAA DESIGNATED EXAMINER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE DECATUR AIRPORT, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, AT 1217. A WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT DESCRIBED THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE IN A NOSE-LOW, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATING DIVE TOWARDS THE GROUND. A WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION, LOCATED 14.2 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4,900 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, AND WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. (-23) THIS FLIGHT DEPARTED THE DECATUR, IL AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PILOT CERTIFICATION. THE PILOT WAS BEING TESTED BY THE PILOT EXAMINER TO ADD AI RPLANE CATEGORY ONTO HIS PRIVATE PILOT GLIDER CERTIFICATE. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF WARRENSBURG, IL AT APPROXIMATELY 1248 CDT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DEMOLISHED AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
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