What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This was an IFR flight from st. louis (1H0)to destin, FL (dts). The flight was at FL 210 approaching Demopolis, AL (dya) when it encountered right engine trouble. The flight was handed off to meridian approach. The pilot declared an emergency with 7 onboard, three hours of fuel and was diverting to dya. ATC did not have any airport information or weather. The airport manager stated the weather at the time was clear, vis 10 and winds about 10 mph favoring runway 22. Radar track shows the aircraft in a left spiral over dya. The last radar hit was right of center line for runway 22 at 700 feet 3 miles north heading 288 gnd speed of 116 KTS. The accident site was well right of center line for runway 22 less than one mile on a heading of 020. The flaps were 30 degrees + and the landing gear was extended. The right prop appeared to be feathered.
As the FAA filed it
THIS WAS AN IFR FLIGHT FROM ST. LOUIS (1H0)TO DESTIN, FL (DTS). THE FLIGHT WAS AT FL 210 APPROACHING DEMOPOLIS, AL (DYA) WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED RIGHT ENGINE TROUBLE. THE FLIGHT WAS HANDED OFF TO MERIDIAN APPROACH. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH 7 ONBOARD, THREE HOURS OF FUEL AND WAS DIVERTING TO DYA. ATC DID NOT HAVE ANY AIRPORT INFORMATION OR WEATHER. THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR, VIS 10 AND WINDS ABOUT 10 MPH FAVORING RUNWAY 22. RADAR TRACK SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A LEFT SPIRAL OVER DYA. THE LAST RADAR HIT WAS RIGHT OF CENTER LINE FOR RUNWAY 22 AT 700 FEET 3 MILES NORTH HEADING 288 GND SPEED OF 116 KTS. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS WELL RIGHT OF CENTER LINE FOR RUNWAY 22 LESS THAN ONE MILE ON A HEADING OF 020. THE FLAPS WERE 30 DEGREES + AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE RIGHT PROP APPEARED TO BE FEATHERED.
NTSB investigation
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