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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Shreveport, LA · February 28, 2019

Date: February 28, 2019 · 10:37 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Airport: Shreveport Downtown
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N428CD
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19FA088
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-35
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,380 total310 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N428CDRegistration cancelled Aug 2, 2020 · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636232 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TIO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft departed at approximately 1037 from dtn. Was given left heading during climbout. Aircraft turned left , continued to climb and completed one 360 degree turn before altitude became erratic and completed a second 360 degree turn before turning right and disappearing from radar at approximately 1039.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1037 FROM DTN. WAS GIVEN LEFT HEADING DURING CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT , CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND COMPLETED ONE 360 DEGREE TURN BEFORE ALTITUDE BECAME ERRATIC AND COMPLETED A SECOND 360 DEGREE TURN BEFORE TURNING RIGHT AND DISAPPEARING FROM RADAR AT APPROXIMATELY 1039.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN19FA088Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportShreveport, LAThe pilot's conduct of a departure into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor instrument flying skills and his decision…Feb 28, 2019 · Substantial damage