What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On November 29, 2018, at approximately 1420 EST., N7751Y, a Piper PA-30 twin comanche, sn 30-839 departed on runway 22 of Marion Municipal Airport (kmzz) in Marion, Indiana. A witness indicated the aircraft climbed to approximately 500 feet, made a left banking turn, and continued left into a vertical, downward spiral impacting terrain on airport property adjacent to state road 22/route 35. The impact and post-accident fire destroyed the aircraft. The pilot was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The pilot operated the aircraft under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, as personal flight use. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot did not file a flight plan.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 EST., N7751Y, A PIPER PA-30 TWIN COMANCHE, SN 30-839 DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 22 OF MARION MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMZZ) IN MARION, INDIANA. A WITNESS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, MADE A LEFT BANKING TURN, AND CONTINUED LEFT INTO A VERTICAL, DOWNWARD SPIRAL IMPACTING TERRAIN ON AIRPORT PROPERTY ADJACENT TO STATE ROAD 22/ROUTE 35. THE IMPACT AND POST-ACCIDENT FIRE DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE.
THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AS PERSONAL FLIGHT USE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.