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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Trappe, MD · April 4, 2007

Date: April 4, 2007 · 09:37 local
Place: Trappe, MD
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N555EM
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC07FA091
Reported as: Piper PA30
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,020 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N555EMRegistration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1587 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft flew into or very near a strong thunderstorm.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO OR VERY NEAR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC07FA091Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportTrappe, MDThe pilot's improper decision to fly into an area of thunderstorms, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and subsequent in-flight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the thunderstorm.Apr 4, 2007 · Destroyed

Other reports on N555EM · 1

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

Incident 19960424011289IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Teterboro, NJNarrative: while attempting to land on runway 24, aircraft veered left, ran off the runway into the grass. No damage to aircraft. Mr. Weintraub did not have in his possession an FAA medical certificate. Isis inquiry revealed Mr. Weintraub last FAA medical was…Apr 24, 1996