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FAA accident report · Piper PA46-500TP · Milton, FL · January 11, 2009

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Date
January 11, 2009 · 22:16 local
Place
Milton, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N428DC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09FA133
Reported as
Piper PA46500TP
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,200 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N428DCRegistration cancelled Jan 19, 2018 · Piper PA46-500TPS/N 4697124 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA46-500TPEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42Turbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft N428DC, PA-46-500TP departed from (aid) anderson Indiana, enroute to (dts) destin, FL. Airplane crashed in a wooded swampy area near black water river 1 mile northwest of peter prince airport (2R4). During flight pilot called in a in-flight emergency due to severe turbulence and crack in the windscreen. Tower responded by approving pilot to descend to lower altitude, pilot called tower back and stated that windscreen had fallen out, pilot also stated that he was injured and bleeding excessively. Tower responded to pilot and did not get a response back. Pilot allegedly armed auto-pilot and parachuted out of airplane over Alabama. Two F-15'S from the la. Air national guard escorted aircraft into FL and witnessed airplane crashing in Milton FL. Aircraft was destroyed. No crew or passengers were found onboard. There was no sign of blood in or around aircraft and inspection of windscreen revealed no damage and no cracks. Aircraft was found inverted in swampy area with a 60 to 75 yard debris field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT N428DC, PA-46-500TP DEPARTED FROM (AID) ANDERSON INDIANA, ENROUTE TO (DTS) DESTIN, FL. AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A WOODED SWAMPY AREA NEAR BLACK WATER RIVER 1 MILE NORTHWEST OF PETER PRINCE AIRPORT (2R4). DURING FLIGHT PILOT CALLED IN A IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DUE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AND CRACK IN THE WINDSCREEN. TOWER RESPONDED BY APPROVING PILOT TO DESCEND TO LOWER ALTITUDE, PILOT CALLED TOWER BACK AND STATED THAT WINDSCREEN HAD FALLEN OUT, PILOT ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS INJURED AND BLEEDING EXCESSIVELY. TOWER RESPONDED TO PILOT AND DID NOT GET A RESPONSE BACK. PILOT ALLEGEDLY ARMED AUTO-PILOT AND PARACHUTED OUT OF AIRPLANE OVER ALABAMA. TWO F-15'S FROM THE LA. AIR NATIONAL GUARD ESCORTED AIRCRAFT INTO FL AND WITNESSED AIRPLANE CRASHING IN MILTON FL. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO CREW OR PASSENGERS WERE FOUND ONBOARD. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF BLOOD IN OR AROUND AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTION OF WINDSCREEN REVEALED NO DAMAGE AND NO CRACKS. AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND INVERTED IN SWAMPY AREA WITH A 60 TO 75 YARD DEBRIS FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA09FA133Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportMilton, FLThe pilot's intentional inflight abandonment of the airplane.Jan 12, 2009 · Substantial damage