What happened
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On June 25, 2010, at 1423 CDT, a Piper PA-36-285, N269JW, privacy data omitted privacy data omitted was involved in an accident 2-3 miles northwest of the Fremont municipal airport (kfet), Fremont, Nebraska. The aircraft departed the tekamah municipal airport (ktqe), tekamah, Nebraska, on a ferry flight to sutton, Nebraska. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A witness near the accident site reported that the aircraft was banking right and left, lined up on the road he was driving on, and than made a sharp left turn, lost altitude and disappeared from sight. The aircraft first struck a fence with the right aileron on a 060 degree heading. The aircraft struck two more fences, a wood light pole, a small hay barn, and a heavy gate before coming to rest on a 360 degree heading 126 feet from the initial impact point. The pilot received serious injures and was air lifted to unmc in omaha, Nebraska, where he was listed in critical condition. No other persons were injured in the accident. The aircraft was destroyed and the farm at the accident site sustained substantial property damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 25, 2010, AT 1423 CDT, A PIPER PA-36-285, N269JW, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 2-3 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE FREMONT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KFET), FREMONT, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TEKAMAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KTQE), TEKAMAH, NEBRASKA, ON A FERRY FLIGHT TO SUTTON, NEBRASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A WITNESS NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BANKING RIGHT AND LEFT, LINED UP ON THE ROAD HE WAS DRIVING ON, AND THAN MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN, LOST ALTITUDE AND DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT FIRST STRUCK A FENCE WITH THE RIGHT AILERON ON A 060 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO MORE FENCES, A WOOD LIGHT POLE, A SMALL HAY BARN, AND A HEAVY GATE BEFORE COMING TO REST ON A 360 DEGREE HEADING 126 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT. THE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURES AND WAS AIR LIFTED TO UNMC IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, WHERE HE WAS LISTED IN CRITICAL CONDITION. NO OTHER PERSONS WERE INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE FARM AT THE ACCIDENT SITE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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