What happened
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Aircraft departed winter haven FL. (Kgif) enroute to reidsville municipal airport(krvj) as darkness started to fall the pilot attempted to land at Davis Field (3J6). The pilot was unaware that notam's were issued for the airport runway lights being inoperative. The pilot seemed to become disoriented , mistaken ga hwy 121 as the runway, descended and struck a utility pole and crashed. There was a post accident fire which destroyed the cockpit of the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WINTER HAVEN FL. (KGIF) ENROUTE TO REIDSVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(KRVJ) AS DARKNESS STARTED TO FALL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DAVIS FIELD (3J6). THE PILOT WAS UNAWARE THAT NOTAM'S WERE ISSUED FOR THE AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTS BEING INOPERATIVE. THE PILOT SEEMED TO BECOME DISORIENTED , MISTAKEN GA HWY 121 AS THE RUNWAY, DESCENDED AND STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND CRASHED. THERE WAS A POST ACCIDENT FIRE WHICH DESTROYED THE COCKPIT OF THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
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