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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Poolville, TX · October 12, 2018

Date
October 12, 2018 · 16:30 local
Place
Poolville, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N221MC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19FA004
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,068 total32 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot flew into IMC without instrument flight plan.

Nbtsb stated pilot made left turn and continuned turn until aircraft impacted ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW INTO IMC WITHOUT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN.

NBTSB STATED PILOT MADE LEFT TURN AND CONTINUNED TURN UNTIL AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.