# Accident 20160907016829A: Piper PA-46-310P, Williamson, IA, September 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2016, 12:19 local time
- Place: Williamson, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0903° N, 93.1086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0903&lon=-93.1086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N465JM-2017-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-46-310P
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160907016829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA361), Sep 7, 2016: Piper PA 46-310P (N465JM), Chariton, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's design stress limitations and…

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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