What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted departed du page IL (dpa) on 06/22/07 @ approx. 1230 local time. Intended desination was lake ville MN (lvn). There was no flt plan filed. Pilot contacted raleigh flt service for weather, however due to problems with his cell phone he was not able to complete his briefing and made mention he will use flight following on the way. Prior to accident pilot was in contact with rst ATCT and was maneuvering to maintain VFR. Pilot was handed off and freq change to msp center @ 1355 local time. Pilot checked in with msp center @ 1410 local time. He was advised of wx between his position and destination. Pilot reported wx was deteriorating and was reversing course. Msp center lost radar contact @ 1417 local time. Aircraft crashed and pilot was a fatal. Location was in a corn field privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED DU PAGE IL (DPA) ON 06/22/07 @ APPROX. 1230 LOCAL TIME. INTENDED DESINATION WAS LAKE VILLE MN (LVN). THERE WAS NO FLT PLAN FILED. PILOT CONTACTED RALEIGH FLT SERVICE FOR WEATHER, HOWEVER DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH HIS CELL PHONE HE WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPLETE HIS BRIEFING AND MADE MENTION HE WILL USE FLIGHT FOLLOWING ON THE WAY. PRIOR TO ACCIDENT PILOT WAS IN CONTACT WITH RST ATCT AND WAS MANEUVERING TO MAINTAIN VFR. PILOT WAS HANDED OFF AND FREQ CHANGE TO MSP CENTER @ 1355 LOCAL TIME. PILOT CHECKED IN WITH MSP CENTER @ 1410 LOCAL TIME. HE WAS ADVISED OF WX BETWEEN HIS POSITION AND DESTINATION. PILOT REPORTED WX WAS DETERIORATING AND WAS REVERSING COURSE. MSP CENTER LOST RADAR CONTACT @ 1417 LOCAL TIME. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND PILOT WAS A FATAL. LOCATION WAS IN A CORN FIELD ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
NTSB investigation
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