What happened
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On 01/15/2011 N7648P departed martha's vineyard (mvy) at approximately 9:21 eastern standard time (EST). As evidenced by voice tapes and radar data the pilot was practicing approaches at hyannis (hya). A second pilot whom is a flight instructor, was on board. After flying the second RNAV (GPS) rwy 6 approach to hya the aircraft did a low approach and the pilot requested to fly the published missed approach. At 10:04:29 EST air traffic control communicated to N7648P that 'your altitude is varying by 500 feet, do you need assistance'? At 10:04:42 EST N7648P replied 'there is smoke in the cabin'. At 10:04:43 air traffic control asked N7648P to 'say intentions'. At 10:04:51 EST N7648P 'we got to clear the smoke and ahhh...'at 10:04:59 EST N7648P reported ' we cleared the smoke, we'll stay in the ahhh.. ' then repeated again ' we cleared the smoke we'll stay in the ahhh...'.there were no other transmissions by N7648P.air traffic control at 10:06:31 reported 'N7648P radar contact lost'.several queries by air traffic control to N7648P on frequency and one on guard frequency were unanswered by N7648P.a review of the air traffic control radar data was consistent with the voice communications. At 10:05:57 EST the aircraft dissapeared from the radar screen. The aircraft wreckage was recovered in water approximately 1 mile from shore. The published missed approach holding fix is located approximately where the aircraft wrecage was found. The fataly injured were recovered near shore approxmately one half mile from the aircraft wreckage.
As the FAA filed it
ON 01/15/2011 N7648P DEPARTED MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY) AT APPROXIMATELY 9:21 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST). AS EVIDENCED BY VOICE TAPES AND RADAR DATA THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING APPROACHES AT HYANNIS (HYA). A SECOND PILOT WHOM IS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WAS ON BOARD. AFTER FLYING THE SECOND RNAV (GPS) RWY 6 APPROACH TO HYA THE AIRCRAFT DID A LOW APPROACH AND THE PILOT REQUESTED TO FLY THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH. AT 10:04:29 EST AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COMMUNICATED TO N7648P THAT 'YOUR ALTITUDE IS VARYING BY 500 FEET, DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE'? AT 10:04:42 EST N7648P REPLIED 'THERE IS SMOKE IN THE CABIN'. AT 10:04:43 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ASKED N7648P TO 'SAY INTENTIONS'. AT 10:04:51 EST N7648P 'WE GOT TO CLEAR THE SMOKE AND AHHH...'AT 10:04:59 EST N7648P REPORTED ' WE CLEARED THE SMOKE, WE'LL STAY IN THE AHHH.. ' THEN REPEATED AGAIN ' WE CLEARED THE SMOKE WE'LL STAY IN THE AHHH...'.THERE WERE NO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS BY N7648P.AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT 10:06:31 REPORTED 'N7648P RADAR CONTACT LOST'.SEVERAL QUERIES BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TO N7648P ON FREQUENCY AND ONE ON GUARD FREQUENCY WERE UNANSWERED BY N7648P.A REVIEW OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL RADAR DATA WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE VOICE COMMUNICATIONS. AT 10:05:57 EST THE AIRCRAFT DISSAPEARED FROM THE RADAR SCREEN.THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS RECOVERED IN WATER APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM SHORE. THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH HOLDING FIX IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WRECAGE WAS FOUND. THE FATALY INJURED WERE RECOVERED NEAR SHORE APPROXMATELY ONE HALF MILE FROM THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE.
NTSB investigation
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