What happened
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On November 5, 2015, this office was notified 06:30 local time by the FAA roc that a Piper PA-28-180, N57WV serial number 28-4648 owned and operated by a private individual had been involved in an accident with unknown injuries/fatalities in baldwin, GA. No flight plan was filed and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the destination airport (Habersham County Airport, kajr). The flight originated from st lucie county international airport (fpr), ft. pierce, Florida. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured.
Personnel from this office were dispatched to the scene and arrived at 9:00 am eastern standard time on November 5, 2015. Upon arrival, it was noted that the aircraft crashed in a heavily wooded area approximately .25 miles nw from kajr in a nose down attitude at a 330 degree heading. No witnesses were available. No evidence of a pre or post-crash fire was noted. The forward section of the aircraft (from engine to cockpit) was roughly four feet below the surface into the ground. The cabin and rest of empennage was crushed towards the ground in a compressed fashion. The tail section remained intact and appeared folded backwards on the fuselage. The wings compressed perpendicular to ground level consistent with the angle of the nose down attitude. The aircraft data plate was verified. The aircraft was destroyed. The propeller had damage that indicated rotation. One blade was bent aft about 80 degrees and twisted. The other blade was bent aft about 30 degrees and bent at the root and bent around five inches from the tip. Both blades had scratches, gouges, and paint abrasion.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 5, 2015, THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED 06:30 LOCAL TIME BY THE FAA ROC THAT A PIPER PA-28-180, N57WV SERIAL NUMBER 28-4648 OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES/FATALITIES IN BALDWIN, GA. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT (HABERSHAM COUNTY AIRPORT, KAJR). THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ST LUCIE COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FPR), FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.
PERSONNEL FROM THIS OFFICE WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND ARRIVED AT 9:00 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME ON NOVEMBER 5, 2015. UPON ARRIVAL, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY .25 MILES NW FROM KAJR IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AT A 330 DEGREE HEADING. NO WITNESSES WERE AVAILABLE. NO EVIDENCE OF A PRE OR POST-CRASH FIRE WAS NOTED. THE FORWARD SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT (FROM ENGINE TO COCKPIT) WAS ROUGHLY FOUR FEET BELOW THE SURFACE INTO THE GROUND. THE CABIN AND REST OF EMPENNAGE WAS CRUSHED TOWARDS THE GROUND IN A COMPRESSED FASHION. THE TAIL SECTION REMAINED INTACT AND APPEARED FOLDED BACKWARDS ON THE FUSELAGE. THE WINGS COMPRESSED PERPENDICULAR TO GROUND LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH THE ANGLE OF THE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT DATA PLATE WAS VERIFIED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE THAT INDICATED ROTATION. ONE BLADE WAS BENT AFT ABOUT 80 DEGREES AND TWISTED. THE OTHER BLADE WAS BENT AFT ABOUT 30 DEGREES AND BENT AT THE ROOT AND BENT AROUND FIVE INCHES FROM THE TIP. BOTH BLADES HAD SCRATCHES, GOUGES, AND PAINT ABRASION.
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