# Accident 20010721019849A: Piper PA46350P, Blackmountain, NC, July 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2001
- Place: Blackmountain, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7242° N, 82.3444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7242&lon=-82.3444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N396PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N396PM-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721019849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA BELOW MEA. CONTACTED MOUNTAIN SIDE FATALLY INJURING HIMSELF. PILOT REPORT INDICATED IFR IN THIS AREA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA01FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA193), Jul 21, 2001: Piper PA-46-350P (N396PM), Black Mountain, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into IMC conditions resulting in the airplane colliding with mountainous terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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