What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On September 14, 2022, about 2300 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, privacy data omitted was destroyed by post impact fire when it was involved in an accident near Afton, Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. The aircraft departed on a VFR flight from kmtv (martinsburg airport, Virginia) and was destined for S37 (smoketown airport, Pennsylvania). The airplane was in cruise flight at 7,500 ft mean sea level when the pilot reported a rough running engine to ATC, followed by a total loss of engine power. The pilot attempted to glide the airplane to kcho (charlottesville-albermarle, Virginia), but the airplane impacted wooded terrain about 15 miles southwest of charlottesville.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2022, ABOUT 2300 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-300, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR AFTON, VIRGINIA. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM KMTV (MARTINSBURG AIRPORT, VIRGINIA) AND WAS DESTINED FOR S37 (SMOKETOWN AIRPORT, PENNSYLVANIA). THE AIRPLANE WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 7,500 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE TO ATC, FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GLIDE THE AIRPLANE TO KCHO (CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBERMARLE, VIRGINIA), BUT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED WOODED TERRAIN ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTESVILLE.
NTSB investigation
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