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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA60600 · Columbus, IN · July 17, 2002

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Date: July 17, 2002 · 03:45 local
Place: Columbus, IN
Airport: Columbus Municipal
Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GXPE
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N158GA
Reported as: Piper PA60600
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,366 total64 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

N158GARegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2002 · Piper AEROSTAR 600S/N 6006087961195 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 600 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) State police report states heavy fog at the scene at time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STATE POLICE REPORT STATES HEAVY FOG AT THE SCENE AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.