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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Raytheon C90GT · Morgantown, WV · June 22, 2012

Date: June 22, 2012 · 10:01 local
Place: Morgantown, WV
Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N508GT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12FA409
Reported as: Raytheon C90GT
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 23,000 total

N508GTRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Raytheon C90GTS/N LJ-1775 Airframe modelRaytheon C90GT

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What happened

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Aircraft enroute to Morgantown, WV (mgw) from farmington, pa (PA88). Controlled flight into terrain (tv tower) less than 10 miles east of airport. Tower height listed as 518' (3114' MSL) on cincinnati sectional. No flight plan on file. Radar contact established with ckb ATC (discreet code) less than 1 minute before impact. Altitude reporting varied between 3000' and 3100' MSL. Ground proximity warning system verified inhibited by pilot during entire duration of flight. No distress call from pilot observed. No indication of pilot incapacitation observed prior to impact.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENROUTE TO MORGANTOWN, WV (MGW) FROM FARMINGTON, PA (PA88). CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN (TV TOWER) LESS THAN 10 MILES EAST OF AIRPORT. TOWER HEIGHT LISTED AS 518' (3114' MSL) ON CINCINNATI SECTIONAL. NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. RADAR CONTACT ESTABLISHED WITH CKB ATC (DISCREET CODE) LESS THAN 1 MINUTE BEFORE IMPACT. ALTITUDE REPORTING VARIED BETWEEN 3000' AND 3100' MSL. GROUND PROXIMITY WARNING SYSTEM VERIFIED INHIBITED BY PILOT DURING ENTIRE DURATION OF FLIGHT. NO DISTRESS CALL FROM PILOT OBSERVED. NO INDICATION OF PILOT INCAPACITATION OBSERVED PRIOR TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ERA12FA409Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMorgantown, WVThe pilot's inadequate preflight route planning and in-flight route and altitude selection, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a communications tower in possible instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's…Jun 22, 2012 · Substantial damage