What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 25, 2018, at about 1119 eastern daylight time approximately 100 miles south east of Charleston, south carolina (chs), a PA-31T, N555PM was presumed to have disappeared after radar and communication contact was lost. The commercial pilot and four
Passengers were never recovered and presumed fatally injured. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed for the flight. The aircraft departed from the family's private airpark in andrews, south carolina at about 1047 bound for governor's harbor airport, Bahamas (myem). The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 25, 2018, AT ABOUT 1119 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES SOUTH EAST OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA (CHS), A PA-31T, N555PM WAS PRESUMED TO HAVE DISAPPEARED AFTER RADAR AND COMMUNICATION CONTACT WAS LOST. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FOUR
PASSENGERS WERE NEVER RECOVERED AND PRESUMED FATALLY INJURED. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM THE FAMILY'S PRIVATE AIRPARK IN ANDREWS, SOUTH CAROLINA AT ABOUT 1047 BOUND FOR GOVERNOR'S HARBOR AIRPORT, BAHAMAS (MYEM). THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.