# Accident 20140618011439A: Piper PA-46-310P, Morton, TX, June 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2014, 16:35 local time
- Place: Morton, TX
- Airport: Cochran County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1405° N, 99.2991° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1405&lon=-99.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2428Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2428Q-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140618011439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN14FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA300), Jun 18, 2014: Piper PA 46-310P (N2428Q), Lehman, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to enter an area of known adverse weather, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller's failure to…

## Other reports on N2428Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901012054429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012054429I), Oct 12, 1990: Piper PA46310P (N2428Q), Lafayette, LA, Minor damage. Engine explosion en route. Shut down and landed. Found hole in engine and three broken rods.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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