What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 3, 2001, at 0155 central standard time, a Piper PA-28-181, N43334, collided with the ground shortly after takeoff from the humphreys county airport in waverly, Tennessee. The airplane was operated by pilot's choice aviation and flown by the private pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight. The pilot and two passengers received fatal injuries and the airplane was destroyed. The flight originated in georgetown, Texas, at 1530 the previous day. The pilot's original destination was clarksville, Tennessee. However, because of adverse weather conditions in clarksville, the pilot diverted to waverly, Tennessee. According to security tapes at waverly, the pilot fueled the airplane after landing and then pushed it back out of the view of the security camera. The pilot contacted nashville, flight service at least twice and then sometime after 0130, departed waverly, for clarksville. The airplane was last seen on radar at about 0155 in the vicinity of the accident site at about 1600 feet mean sea level. Examination of the wreckage on-scene, found that the airplane had impacted the ground and cart wheeled left wing, nose and right wing, coming to rest next to a tree line bordering a cow pasture, about 5 miles southeast of the waverly airport. On November 4th, the airplane was recovered and moved to the waverly airport for further examination. (-23) no narrative.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 3, 2001, AT 0155 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N43334, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE HUMPHREYS COUNTY AIRPORT IN WAVERLY, TENNESSEE. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY PILOT'S CHOICE AVIATION AND FLOWN BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, AT 1530 THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE PILOT'S ORIGINAL DESTINATION WAS CLARKSVILLE, TENNESSEE. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN CLARKSVILLE, THE PILOT DIVERTED TO WAVERLY, TENNESSEE. ACCORDING TO SECURITY TAPES AT WAVERLY, THE PILOT FUELED THE AIRPLANE AFTER LANDING AND THEN PUSHED IT BACK OUT OF THE VIEW OF THE SECURITY CAMERA. THE PILOT CONTACTED NASHVILLE, FLIGHT SERVICE AT LEAST TWICE AND THEN SOMETIME AFTER 0130, DEPARTED WAVERLY, FOR CLARKSVILLE. THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN ON RADAR AT ABOUT 0155 IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT ABOUT 1600 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE ON-SCENE, FOUND THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CART WHEELED LEFT WING, NOSE AND RIGHT WING, COMING TO REST NEXT TO A TREE LINE BORDERING A COW PASTURE, ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE WAVERLY AIRPORT. ON NOVEMBER 4TH, THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO THE WAVERLY AIRPORT FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.