# Accident 20181012019799A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Poolville, TX, October 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Poolville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9694° N, 97.8789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9694&lon=-97.8789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221MC-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,068 total, 32 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181012019799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO IMC WITHOUT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN.

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

## 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 CEN19FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA004), Oct 12, 2018: Piper PA32RT (N221MC), Poolville, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control as a result of spatial disorientation and the exceedance of the structural capabilities of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited…

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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