20060510008069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-60-602P · Camp Hill, AL · May 10, 2006

Date: May 10, 2006 · 09:20 local
Place: Camp Hill, AL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N68999
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL06FA076
Reported as: Piper PA60602P
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540AA1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N68999Registration cancelled Jul 28, 2007 · Piper PA-60-602PS/N 608265023 Airframe modelPiper PA-60-602P

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What happened

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(-23) On may 10, 2006, at 9:20 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-60-602P, N68999, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 business flight broke up in-flight in the vicinity of Camp Hill, Alabama, while maneuvering to reverse its flight path in a level 5 and 6 thunderstorm. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at flight altitude and an instrument flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. The flight originated from habersham county airport, cornelia, Georgia, on may 10, 2006 at 0919 eastern daylight time. The airplane was located on may 11, 2006.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 10, 2006, AT 9:20 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A PIPER PA-60-602P, N68999, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT BROKE UP IN-FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF CAMP HILL, ALABAMA, WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE ITS FLIGHT PATH IN A LEVEL 5 AND 6 THUNDERSTORM. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT FLIGHT ALTITUDE AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HABERSHAM COUNTY AIRPORT, CORNELIA, GEORGIA, ON MAY 10, 2006 AT 0919 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME. THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ON MAY 11, 2006.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ATL06FA076Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCamp Hill, ALThe pilot's continued flight into known thunderstorms resulting in an in-flight break up. A factor in the accident was air traffic controller's failure to issue extreme weather radar echo intensity information displayed on the controller's radar to the pilot.May 10, 2006 · Destroyed

Other reports on N68999 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20000714035979IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Baltimore, MD(-23)[privacy data omitted] admitted he retracted the landing gear while taxing to the ramp instead of the flaps.Jul 14, 2000 · Minor damage