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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Morton, TX · June 18, 2014

Date
June 18, 2014 · 16:35 local
Place
Morton, TX
Airport
Cochran County Airport
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2428Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14FA300
Reported as
Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total

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What happened

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

On June 18, 2014 at 1535 CDT, a Piper PA-46-310P aircraft bearing registration number N2428Q, registered to flying lazy t LLC, lost control at FL290 and entered a flat spin. The aircraft did not recover and crashed at lehman, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on a private flight. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from aspen (kase) on June 18, 2014 at 1326 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 18, 2014 AT 1535 CDT, A PIPER PA-46-310P AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2428Q, REGISTERED TO FLYING LAZY T LLC, LOST CONTROL AT FL290 AND ENTERED A FLAT SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECOVER AND CRASHED AT LEHMAN, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ASPEN (KASE) ON JUNE 18, 2014 AT 1326 MDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N2428Q · 1

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