What happened
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On November 7, 2017, about 1845 central standard time, a Piper PA-32-300, N47831, was destroyed after it impacted terrain near morrison, Tennessee. The private pilot and flight instructor were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight, which originated from monroe county
Aeroplex airport (mvc), monroeville, Alabama, around 1625. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 and was destined
For Warren county memorial airport (rnc), Mcminnville, Tennessee.
According to preliminary air traffic control data provided by the federal aviation administration (FAA), the controller cleared the airplane for the RNAV runway 23 approach into rnc and switched to common traffic advisory frequency (CTAF). A radar target identified as the accident airplane executed a missed approach and requested a clearance to upper cumberland regional airport (srb), sparta, Tennessee. The controller radar identified the airplane, issued a climb to 5,000 feet, a clearance to srb, and issued the weather for srb. Then, a pilot on the accident airplane questioned the weather and stated they will attempt to retrieve the weather for srb from the automated weather observing system at the airport. The radar target reached 5,000 feet and made a turn toward srb. Then, one of the pilots declared a mayday and the radar target was observed in a rapid descent before radar contact was lost.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017, ABOUT 1845 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, N47831, WAS DESTROYED AFTER IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR MORRISON, TENNESSEE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE FATALLY INJURED. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM MONROE COUNTY
AEROPLEX AIRPORT (MVC), MONROEVILLE, ALABAMA, AROUND 1625. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AND WAS DESTINED
FOR WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (RNC), MCMINNVILLE, TENNESSEE.
ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL DATA PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), THE CONTROLLER CLEARED THE AIRPLANE FOR THE RNAV RUNWAY 23 APPROACH INTO RNC AND SWITCHED TO COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY (CTAF). A RADAR TARGET IDENTIFIED AS THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND REQUESTED A CLEARANCE TO UPPER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (SRB), SPARTA, TENNESSEE. THE CONTROLLER RADAR IDENTIFIED THE AIRPLANE, ISSUED A CLIMB TO 5,000 FEET, A CLEARANCE TO SRB, AND ISSUED THE WEATHER FOR SRB. THEN, A PILOT ON THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE QUESTIONED THE WEATHER AND STATED THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO RETRIEVE THE WEATHER FOR SRB FROM THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM AT THE AIRPORT. THE RADAR TARGET REACHED 5,000 FEET AND MADE A TURN TOWARD SRB. THEN, ONE OF THE PILOTS DECLARED A MAYDAY AND THE RADAR TARGET WAS OBSERVED IN A RAPID DESCENT BEFORE RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST.
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