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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Worcester, MA · February 2, 2021

Date
February 2, 2021 · 16:54 local
Place
Worcester, MA
Airport
Worcester Airport
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N221ST
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA122
Reported as
Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,064 total300 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Flight kmvy to korh :

Pilot received a weather briefing from privacy data omitted, prior to the flight. Icing was forecast during hours of the scheduled flight. Current weather at korh for arrival (speci korh 022142Z 02013G21KT 5SM -fzra OVC011 M01/M03 A2932 rmk cig 008V013)

Y90 called N221ST inbound from southwest. N221ST reported RNAV rwy 11 outside riloc and cleared to land. N221ST reported problem with icing. Local control asked if aircraft required additional assistance with no response. Local control given low altitude alert from Y90 and passed to aircraft. No response from aircraft. Crash services initiated after no response from aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT KMVY TO KORH :

PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. ICING WAS FORECAST DURING HOURS OF THE SCHEDULED FLIGHT. CURRENT WEATHER AT KORH FOR ARRIVAL (SPECI KORH 022142Z 02013G21KT 5SM -FZRA OVC011 M01/M03 A2932 RMK CIG 008V013)

Y90 CALLED N221ST INBOUND FROM SOUTHWEST. N221ST REPORTED RNAV RWY 11 OUTSIDE RILOC AND CLEARED TO LAND. N221ST REPORTED PROBLEM WITH ICING. LOCAL CONTROL ASKED IF AIRCRAFT REQUIRED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WITH NO RESPONSE. LOCAL CONTROL GIVEN LOW ALTITUDE ALERT FROM Y90 AND PASSED TO AIRCRAFT. NO RESPONSE FROM AIRCRAFT. CRASH SERVICES INITIATED AFTER NO RESPONSE FROM AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.