What happened
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At approximately 2145 local time, N3590T was diverting weather enroute from jackson, MS. To waco, TX. The route of flight carried the aircraft south west into the vicinity of cll, college station, TX. Weather advisories were being given by houston TRACON (air traffic control) as well as pilots reported satalite (delayed) image display (nex-rad).during the aircraft course of flight, houston TRACON contacted the pilot due to the pilots unannounced change in course. Transcriptions of the conversation indicated that the pilot of N3590T made a course change directly into a severe storm path, as indicated on houston TRACON weather radar. The controller contacted N3590T requesting information for the course change and advised the pilot that his direction of flight would take him into severe weather. The controller gave the pilot of N3590T a course heading of 220 degrees as his best route of flight out of the weather. The pilot's responded that he was in "bad" weather and trying to get out of it. Radar and voice contact were lost at approximately 21:45.FAA responded to the accident site and arrived on scene at approximately 01:15 on 01/12/2012. The scene was securred by local law inforcement for the remainder of the night. FAA was back on scene at 09:00 on 01/12/2012. Post accident investigation indicated that the aircraft had broken up in flight. The main course of debris was scattered over approximately 1/2 mile at a heading of approximately 210 degrees. Both auxillary wing tip fuel tanks, the vertical fin with 3/4 of the rudder attached, the left flap and the left wing had seperated the aircraft in flight. The main aircraft wrekage was located at a heading of 180 degrees from the main debris field. All 5 souls on board the aircraft were located with the main wrekage. The aircraft was totally destroyed with no survivors. At this time aircraft maintenance records, the pilots weather brief and the aircraft total time are unavailable. This report will be amended when this information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 2145 LOCAL TIME, N3590T WAS DIVERTING WEATHER ENROUTE FROM JACKSON, MS. TO WACO, TX. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT CARRIED THE AIRCRAFT SOUTH WEST INTO THE VICINITY OF CLL, COLLEGE STATION, TX. WEATHER ADVISORIES WERE BEING GIVEN BY HOUSTON TRACON (AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL) AS WELL AS PILOTS REPORTED SATALITE (DELAYED) IMAGE DISPLAY (NEX-RAD).DURING THE AIRCRAFT COURSE OF FLIGHT, HOUSTON TRACON CONTACTED THE PILOT DUE TO THE PILOTS UNANNOUNCED CHANGE IN COURSE. TRANSCRIPTIONS OF THE CONVERSATION INDICATED THAT THE PILOT OF N3590T MADE A COURSE CHANGE DIRECTLY INTO A SEVERE STORM PATH, AS INDICATED ON HOUSTON TRACON WEATHER RADAR. THE CONTROLLER CONTACTED N3590T REQUESTING INFORMATION FOR THE COURSE CHANGE AND ADVISED THE PILOT THAT HIS DIRECTION OF FLIGHT WOULD TAKE HIM INTO SEVERE WEATHER. THE CONTROLLER GAVE THE PILOT OF N3590T A COURSE HEADING OF 220 DEGREES AS HIS BEST ROUTE OF FLIGHT OUT OF THE WEATHER.THE PILOT'S RESPONDED THAT HE WAS IN "BAD" WEATHER AND TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT. RADAR AND VOICE CONTACT WERE LOST AT APPROXIMATELY 21:45.FAA RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE AND ARRIVED ON SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 01:15 ON 01/12/2012. THE SCENE WAS SECURRED BY LOCAL LAW INFORCEMENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. FAA WAS BACK ON SCENE AT 09:00 ON 01/12/2012. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BROKEN UP IN FLIGHT. THE MAIN COURSE OF DEBRIS WAS SCATTERED OVER APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AT A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 210 DEGREES. BOTH AUXILLARY WING TIP FUEL TANKS, THE VERTICAL FIN WITH 3/4 OF THE RUDDER ATTACHED, THE LEFT FLAP AND THE LEFT WING HAD SEPERATED THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT. THE MAIN AIRCRAFT WREKAGE WAS LOCATED AT A HEADING OF 180 DEGREES FROM THE MAIN DEBRIS FIELD. ALL 5 SOULS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE LOCATED WITH THE MAIN WREKAGE.THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED WITH NO SURVIVORS.AT THIS TIME AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, THE PILOTS WEATHER BRIEF AND THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME ARE UNAVAILABLE. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED WHEN THIS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
NTSB investigation
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