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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Clayton, GA · July 26, 2014

Date: July 26, 2014 · 08:50 local
Place: Clayton, GA
Airport: Heavens Landing
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N248SP
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14FA359
Reported as: Piper PA-46-310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,200 total35 in the last 90 days

N248SPRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8608024 · Built 1986 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On July 26, 2014, about 0850 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Piper PA-46-301P, N248SP departed Heavens Landing air strip runway 5 (GE99) for aurora, Illinois (arr). After departing air plane made contact with tree line on the north side of runway 5. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 26, 2014, ABOUT 0850 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A PIPER PA-46-301P, N248SP DEPARTED HEAVENS LANDING AIR STRIP RUNWAY 5 (GE99) FOR AURORA, ILLINOIS (ARR). AFTER DEPARTING AIR PLANE MADE CONTACT WITH TREE LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES AND A POST-CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA14FA359Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportClayton, GAThe pilot’s decision to begin a flight with fog and low clouds present at the airport, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions immediately after takeoff and a controlled flight into terrain.Jul 26, 2014 · Destroyed