What happened
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(.19)On may 1, 2001, approximately 1241 central daylight time, a mitsubishi MU-2B-40, twin-engine turbopropeller driven airplane, N16CG, impacted trees and terrain during an uncontrolled descent near The Woodlands, Texas. The airplane was owned by private individuals and operated by the pilot under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane was destroyed, and the pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed; however, scattered thunderstorms were reported in the vicinity of the departure airport. An instrument flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight which departed conroe, Texas, at 1233, with a planned destination of alamorgordo, new Mexico. Witnesses reported hearing an engine surging noise, observed the airplane in a "flat" spin, and subsequently, spinning nose low toward the ground. One witness described the airplane as spinning "like a helicopter blade." Several witnesses stated that one of the propellers was not turning. Several witnesses reported that the end piece of a wing was missing. Local authorities and witnesses reported a post-impact fire. The airplane came to rest inverted. The accident site site was approximately 13 nautical miles southwest of the montgomery county airport, conroe, Texas. The terrain at the accident site consisted of soft wet dirt in a heavily wooded area. Ground scars and tree scrapes were consistent with a vertical impact. Slash marks, consistent with the propeller strikes, were found on one of the trees. The right wing fuel tip tank has not been located. (-23) on may 1, 2001, approximately 1241 central daylight time, a mitsubishi MU-2B-40, twin-engine turbopropeller driven airplane, N16CG, impacted trees and terrain during an uncontrolled descent from 11200 ft., near The Woodlands, Texas. The aircraft was privately owned operated by the pilot under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and his passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological condition prevailed; however, scattered thunderstorms were reported in the vicinity of the departure airport. An instrument flight plan was filed for the personal cross-country flight which departed conroe, Texas, at 1233, with a planned destination of alamorgordo, new Mexico. The accident site was approximately 13 nautical miles southwest of the montgomery county airport, conroe, Texas. The terrain at the accident site consisted of soft wet dirt, in a heavily wooded area. Ground scars and tree scrapes were consistent with a vertical impact. Slash marks, consistent with the propeller strikes, were found on one of the trees. It appeared that the right propeller was not under power on impact. The right wing fuel tip tank has not been located.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 1, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1241 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B-40, TWIN-ENGINE TURBOPROPELLER DRIVEN AIRPLANE, N16CG, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT NEAR THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED; HOWEVER, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED CONROE, TEXAS, AT 1233, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF ALAMORGORDO, NEW MEXICO. WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING AN ENGINE SURGING NOISE, OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A "FLAT" SPIN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, SPINNING NOSE LOW TOWARD THE GROUND. ONE WITNESS DESCRIBED THE AIRPLANE AS SPINNING "LIKE A HELICOPTER BLADE." SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT ONE OF THE PROPELLERS WAS NOT TURNING. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE END PIECE OF A WING WAS MISSING. LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND WITNESSES REPORTED A POST-IMPACT FIRE. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE ACCIDENT SITE SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT, CONROE, TEXAS. THE TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE CONSISTED OF SOFT WET DIRT IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. GROUND SCARS AND TREE SCRAPES WERE CONSISTENT WITH A VERTICAL IMPACT. SLASH MARKS, CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKES, WERE FOUND ON ONE OF THE TREES. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TIP TANK HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED. (-23) ON MAY 1, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 1241 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B-40, TWIN-ENGINE TURBOPROPELLER DRIVEN AIRPLANE, N16CG, IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT FROM 11200 FT., NEAR THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRIVATELY OWNED OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED; HOWEVER, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHICH DEPARTED CONROE, TEXAS, AT 1233, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF ALAMORGORDO, NEW MEXICO. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPORT, CONROE, TEXAS. THE TERRAIN AT THE ACCIDENT SITE CONSISTED OF SOFT WET DIRT, IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. GROUND SCARS AND TREE SCRAPES WERE CONSISTENT WITH A VERTICAL IMPACT. SLASH MARKS, CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKES, WERE FOUND ON ONE OF THE TREES. IT APPEARED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS NOT UNDER POWER ON IMPACT. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TIP TANK HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED.
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