# Accident 20190607006059A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA 46-350P, Castalia, NC, June 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2019, 13:45 local time
- Place: Castalia, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1372° N, 77.9958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1372&lon=-77.9958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N709CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N709CH-2020-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104619, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A (registry code 41999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-540-ae2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: PRATT AND WHITNEY PT6A-35
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 148 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190607006059A

## Narrative

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

A PIPER PA-46 (N709CH) LOST CONTACT WITH RADAR AND RADIO COMMUNICATION AT FL 270 APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES NE OF RDU. WASHINGTON ARTCC ISSUED ALNOT. HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDER SHOWERS WERE IN THE VICINITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN RURAL AREA NEAR NASHVILLE, NC. 4 POB ALL FATAL.  THE WINGS AND SECTION OF ONE ELEVATOR WERE FOUND 1.4 MILES FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE REST OF THE EMPENNAGE WAS NOT LOCATED.

## 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 ERA19FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA188), Jun 7, 2019: Piper PA46 (N709CH), Castalia, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to navigate around hazardous weather, resulting in the penetration of a thunderstorm, a loss of airplane control, and an inflight breakup. The air traffic controller’s failure to…

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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