What happened
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(-23) On August 30, 2000 at approx. 0950 CDT, the pilot-in-command with one passenger, departed st. charles county smartt airport (set) in Beechcraft, N9047V. The reported weather at the time of this departure was 300 ft overcast with 1 1/2 miles visibility. The flight departed under a visual flight rules, the pilot then radioed st. louis approach control requesting his IFR clearance. The air traffic controller issued a right turn to N9047V, to avoid opposite direction traffic and assigned a transponder beacon code for radar identification. The pilot acknowledged this instruction and no further communication took place. The airplane wreckage was located in the middle of the Mississippi river in approx. 30 feet of water, four miles north of the departure airport. The pilot and passenger received fatal injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2000 AT APPROX. 0950 CDT, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WITH ONE PASSENGER, DEPARTED ST. CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT AIRPORT (SET) IN BEECHCRAFT, N9047V. THE REPORTED WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THIS DEPARTURE WAS 300 FT OVERCAST WITH 1 1/2 MILES VISIBILITY. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED UNDER A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES, THE PILOT THEN RADIOED ST. LOUIS APPROACH CONTROL REQUESTING HIS IFR CLEARANCE. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ISSUED A RIGHT TURN TO N9047V, TO AVOID OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC AND ASSIGNED A TRANSPONDER BEACON CODE FOR RADAR IDENTIFICATION. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS INSTRUCTION AND NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION TOOK PLACE. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN APPROX. 30 FEET OF WATER, FOUR MILES NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.
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