What happened
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Cessna aircraft N5269X departed ism enroute to fxe with 4 soles onboard, piloted by luis manuel martinez blanco. There was no flight plan filed. The current weather was, 800 scattered, 2400' ceiling, 10 mile visibility. The field was uncontrolled at the time. The pilot requested a special VFR for the flight in Kissimmee. The private pilot did not have an instrument rating. The last communication with the pilot he was cleared to fxe, the pilot acknowledged the transmission. The aircraft made a turn to the right and disappeared off radar. The ATC recoding states his last know altitude was 1800 feet. A search was conducted and the aircraft was located south of Kissimmee, 3 miles east of poinciana, Florida in lake russell. The aircraft was under 6 foot of water and imbedded into clay. The bodies and aircraft were recovered from the lake. The aircraft was reconstructed on the ground and it appears that all controls and surfaces were intact and functional at the time of impact. The artificial horizon was examined at the scene and determined to be operational at the time of impact. The aircraft engine has been recovered and a tear down will be conducted after January 2010.
As the FAA filed it
CESSNA AIRCRAFT N5269X DEPARTED ISM ENROUTE TO FXE WITH 4 SOLES ONBOARD, PILOTED BY LUIS MANUEL MARTINEZ BLANCO. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE CURRENT WEATHER WAS, 800 SCATTERED, 2400' CEILING, 10 MILE VISIBILITY. THE FIELD WAS UNCONTROLLED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT REQUESTED A SPECIAL VFR FOR THE FLIGHT IN KISSIMMEE. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT HAVE AN INSTRUMENT RATING. THE LAST COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT HE WAS CLEARED TO FXE, THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DISAPPEARED OFF RADAR. THE ATC RECODING STATES HIS LAST KNOW ALTITUDE WAS 1800 FEET. A SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF KISSIMMEE, 3 MILES EAST OF POINCIANA, FLORIDA IN LAKE RUSSELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER 6 FOOT OF WATER AND IMBEDDED INTO CLAY. THE BODIES AND AIRCRAFT WERE RECOVERED FROM THE LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECONSTRUCTED ON THE GROUND AND IT APPEARS THAT ALL CONTROLS AND SURFACES WERE INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE ARTIFICIAL HORIZON WAS EXAMINED AT THE SCENE AND DETERMINED TO BE OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND A TEAR DOWN WILL BE CONDUCTED AFTER JANUARY 2010.
NTSB investigation
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