# Accident 20100502034529A: Piper PA 46-350P, New Albany, IN, May 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2010, 20:15 local time
- Place: New Albany, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1978° N, 85.8869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1978&lon=-85.8869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N135CC-2012-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540 series (registry code 41569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: P &W PT-6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,499 total, 19 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100502034529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 2, 2010 N135CC A PA46 WAS ENROUTE FROM KPAH (PADUCAH, KY) TO KLOU (BOWMAN FIELD, KY) WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED APPROACH AND WAS CLEARED DOWN TO 4000'. AT 4000' THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY DECENDED TO THE GROUND IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN, LEFT HAND TURN. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. WITNESSES'S DESCRIBED N135CC  FLIGHT AS "TWIRLING/SPIRAL" PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10FA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA233), May 3, 2010: JetProp DLX Piper PA46 (N135CC), New Albany, IN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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