What happened
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Aircraft departed Shreveport downtown airport (dtn), then proceeded south-southwest. Upon reaching Shreveport regional (shv)class d airspace, pilot turned south toward wallace lake area. ATC indicated aircraft was flying at approximately 800 feet and then appeared to reverse course, lost significant altitude and eventually radar contact was lost. Per the local METAR at shv, the ceilings were variable between 500 and 900 feet, with 4 miles visibility, light drizzle and fog. The crash area is very remote and did not offer any light sources to aid in a horizon for the pilot.
Information is current as of completion of this report on 2/24/2017. Should any information relevant to the accident need to be added, an amendment will be made to the report.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (DTN), THEN PROCEEDED SOUTH-SOUTHWEST. UPON REACHING SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (SHV)CLASS D AIRSPACE, PILOT TURNED SOUTH TOWARD WALLACE LAKE AREA. ATC INDICATED AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET AND THEN APPEARED TO REVERSE COURSE, LOST SIGNIFICANT ALTITUDE AND EVENTUALLY RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. PER THE LOCAL METAR AT SHV, THE CEILINGS WERE VARIABLE BETWEEN 500 AND 900 FEET, WITH 4 MILES VISIBILITY, LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG. THE CRASH AREA IS VERY REMOTE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY LIGHT SOURCES TO AID IN A HORIZON FOR THE PILOT.
INFORMATION IS CURRENT AS OF COMPLETION OF THIS REPORT ON 2/24/2017. SHOULD ANY INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE ACCIDENT NEED TO BE ADDED, AN AMENDMENT WILL BE MADE TO THE REPORT.
NTSB investigation
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