What happened
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On October 30, 2022, about 1359 local time, a Piper cherokee PA32R privacy data omitted, crashed at helfreich golf course, Evansville, Indiana. The aircraft notified Evansville approach that he had a rough running engine and wanted to divert to Evansville airport (evv). Evansville tower called an alert 1 with the following information: one flight cre and three passengers on board, 3 hours 45 minutes of fuel remaining. The aircraft came inbound on the instrument landing system (ILS) to runway 4. About 8 miles out the aircraft reported power failure. The aircraft left the final approach and flew on a northwest heading. The aircraft came to rest at the 17 tee box of the golf course with the aircraft nose on a 310 degree heading. The aircraft traveled about 279 feet from the initial touch down point. The aircraft received substantial damage. Minor injuries to two passengers. Area weather was overcast at 1100 feet. The cause of the engine failure is not known at this time. The report may be amended as more facts are known.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 30, 2022, ABOUT 1359 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER CHEROKEE PA32R ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED AT HELFREICH GOLF COURSE, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT NOTIFIED EVANSVILLE APPROACH THAT HE HAD A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND WANTED TO DIVERT TO EVANSVILLE AIRPORT (EVV). EVANSVILLE TOWER CALLED AN ALERT 1 WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ONE FLIGHT CRE AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD, 3 HOURS 45 MINUTES OF FUEL REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME INBOUND ON THE INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM (ILS) TO RUNWAY 4. ABOUT 8 MILES OUT THE AIRCRAFT REPORTED POWER FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE FINAL APPROACH AND FLEW ON A NORTHWEST HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE 17 TEE BOX OF THE GOLF COURSE WITH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE ON A 310 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 279 FEET FROM THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. MINOR INJURIES TO TWO PASSENGERS. AREA WEATHER WAS OVERCAST AT 1100 FEET. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE REPORT MAY BE AMENDED AS MORE FACTS ARE KNOWN.
NTSB investigation
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