What happened
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privacy data omitted (Private pilot privacy data omitted) operated N4890L as pilot in command and departed the picayune municipal airport (kmjd) on Friday, April 12, 2019 at approximately 2306CDT (0406Z). According to family members, his destination was the ackerman choctaw county airport (9M4) with a proposed ETA of 0030CDT (0530Z) Saturday morning, April 13, 2019.
At approximately 0015CDT (0515Z), N4890L impacted the ground from an inverted spin in a field near the home at 491 old sawmill road, Lake, MS 39092 (N32° 20? 24? / W89°21? 51?). The home/property owner and his wife heard the aircraft?s descent and impact. The homeowner noted the time of impact at 0015CDT (0515Z). The home/property owner and his wife left their house in search of the aircraft, but had to return home due to the severity of the thunderstorm activity at the time.
On April 13, 2019 at approximately 0830, a concerned party contacted authorities expressing his concern for the aircraft and pilot being overdue for more than 8 hours. At nearly the same time, the home/property owner told one of his farm hands to go patrol the high fence he has around a 900 acre hunting preserve for any storm damage from the night before and that was when the aircraft wreckage was discovered. The home/property owner contacted the sheriff?s department to notify them of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) OPERATED N4890L AS PILOT IN COMMAND AND DEPARTED THE PICAYUNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KMJD) ON FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 2306CDT (0406Z). ACCORDING TO FAMILY MEMBERS, HIS DESTINATION WAS THE ACKERMAN CHOCTAW COUNTY AIRPORT (9M4) WITH A PROPOSED ETA OF 0030CDT (0530Z) SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 2019.
AT APPROXIMATELY 0015CDT (0515Z), N4890L IMPACTED THE GROUND FROM AN INVERTED SPIN IN A FIELD NEAR THE HOME AT 491 OLD SAWMILL ROAD, LAKE, MS 39092 (N32° 20? 24? / W89°21? 51?). THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS WIFE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT?S DESCENT AND IMPACT. THE HOMEOWNER NOTED THE TIME OF IMPACT AT 0015CDT (0515Z). THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER AND HIS WIFE LEFT THEIR HOUSE IN SEARCH OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT HAD TO RETURN HOME DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AT THE TIME.
ON APRIL 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830, A CONCERNED PARTY CONTACTED AUTHORITIES EXPRESSING HIS CONCERN FOR THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT BEING OVERDUE FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. AT NEARLY THE SAME TIME, THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER TOLD ONE OF HIS FARM HANDS TO GO PATROL THE HIGH FENCE HE HAS AROUND A 900 ACRE HUNTING PRESERVE FOR ANY STORM DAMAGE FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THAT WAS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS DISCOVERED. THE HOME/PROPERTY OWNER CONTACTED THE SHERIFF?S DEPARTMENT TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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