What happened
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N465JM departed ojc at 1133 CDT direct, VFR to kikv.
N465JM was receiving VFR flight following at 13,500 feet from the R56 controller at chicago ARTCC (zau). R56 controller issued a weather advisory to N465JM of moderate to extreme precipitation along route of flight. N465JM responded that he had the weather information on nexrad and was deviating to the right. N465JM was instructed to contact des moines (dsm) ATCT. R56 controller reported no response from N465JM. Radar target depicted aircraft at 12,700 feet in a rapidly decending turn. Contact was not established with the pilot. The controller reported that the last hit on the radar was at 4,700 feet.
1219 CDT aircraft crashed in a remote area of lucas, county, IA (041-5'-24.7"N/093-6'-31.4"w). One POB - fatal. Aircraft was destroyed.
The aircraft fuselage and partial RH wing assembly were located in the edge of a heavily forested area bordered by a pasture and cornfields. The fuselage was upright with severe damage to the nose and cockpit area. The engine and one propeller blade were partially protruding from the impact crater and the one exposed propeller blade did not display any damage indicating rotation prior to impact.
Identified remaining aircraft structure and cargo scattered throughout the forest, cornfields and pasture.
As the FAA filed it
N465JM DEPARTED OJC AT 1133 CDT DIRECT, VFR TO KIKV.
N465JM WAS RECEIVING VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING AT 13,500 FEET FROM THE R56 CONTROLLER AT CHICAGO ARTCC (ZAU). R56 CONTROLLER ISSUED A WEATHER ADVISORY TO N465JM OF MODERATE TO EXTREME PRECIPITATION ALONG ROUTE OF FLIGHT. N465JM RESPONDED THAT HE HAD THE WEATHER INFORMATION ON NEXRAD AND WAS DEVIATING TO THE RIGHT. N465JM WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT DES MOINES (DSM) ATCT. R56 CONTROLLER REPORTED NO RESPONSE FROM N465JM. RADAR TARGET DEPICTED AIRCRAFT AT 12,700 FEET IN A RAPIDLY DECENDING TURN. CONTACT WAS NOT ESTABLISHED WITH THE PILOT. THE CONTROLLER REPORTED THAT THE LAST HIT ON THE RADAR WAS AT 4,700 FEET.
1219 CDT AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A REMOTE AREA OF LUCAS, COUNTY, IA (041-5'-24.7"N/093-6'-31.4"W). ONE POB - FATAL. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.
THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE AND PARTIAL RH WING ASSEMBLY WERE LOCATED IN THE EDGE OF A HEAVILY FORESTED AREA BORDERED BY A PASTURE AND CORNFIELDS. THE FUSELAGE WAS UPRIGHT WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND COCKPIT AREA. THE ENGINE AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE WERE PARTIALLY PROTRUDING FROM THE IMPACT CRATER AND THE ONE EXPOSED PROPELLER BLADE DID NOT DISPLAY ANY DAMAGE INDICATING ROTATION PRIOR TO IMPACT.
IDENTIFIED REMAINING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE AND CARGO SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE FOREST, CORNFIELDS AND PASTURE.
NTSB investigation
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