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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piel CP-305 Emeraude · Boone, NC · July 6, 2012

Date
July 6, 2012 · 18:30 local
Place
Boone, NC
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CFBZZ
Reported as
Piel CP-305 Emeraude
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
250 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft was on a flight from kmrh to the blue ridge mountains and back. The aircraft refueled at ashe co.(kgev) the aircraft continued to johnson co.(6A4), the aircraft was topped off with fuel. The aircraft proposed route of flight was to over-fly elk river to avery co.(7A8), then to asheville(kval). While climbingover rising terrain towards elk river the aircraft statred losing power. The aircraft turned towards lower ground, finally crashing into some trees outside Boone NC.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM KMRH TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AND BACK. THE AIRCRAFT REFUELED AT ASHE CO.(KGEV) THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO JOHNSON CO.(6A4), THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT PROPOSED ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS TO OVER-FLY ELK RIVER TO AVERY CO.(7A8), THEN TO ASHEVILLE(KVAL). WHILE CLIMBINGOVER RISING TERRAIN TOWARDS ELK RIVER THE AIRCRAFT STATRED LOSING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TOWARDS LOWER GROUND, FINALLY CRASHING INTO SOME TREES OUTSIDE BOONE NC.