What happened
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On July 8, 2023, at approximately 09:41 CST a Piper PA30, crashed approximately 7.2 miles southeast of Sherman Texas. The flight originated from T31 aero country airport mckinney, Texas. ADS-B flight pattern indicates the aircraft headed north northeast towards savoy Texas and just after crossing over highway 82, turned west southwest toward Sherman Texas and started descending from 5,000 feet. At approximately 09:41 CST a homeowner just off county road fm 697 called 911 to report the aircraft crashed in a field next to his home. Texas state troopers were first on scene and the tom bean fire department arrived shortly after. The pilot was pronounced diseased on scene by the dallas county medical examiner and the remains were transported to the dallas county medical examiners facility in dallas Texas. The aircraft impacted the ground at a simi-vertical angle from an altitude of approximately 500 feet. The weather conditions were clear and visual meteorological conditions prevailed, visibility greater than 10 miles with light winds of approximately 12 knots. The pilot flew under a private pilot license and a third-class medical certificate.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 8, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:41 CST A PIPER PA30, CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 7.2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SHERMAN TEXAS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM T31 AERO COUNTRY AIRPORT MCKINNEY, TEXAS. ADS-B FLIGHT PATTERN INDICATES THE AIRCRAFT HEADED NORTH NORTHEAST TOWARDS SAVOY TEXAS AND JUST AFTER CROSSING OVER HIGHWAY 82, TURNED WEST SOUTHWEST TOWARD SHERMAN TEXAS AND STARTED DESCENDING FROM 5,000 FEET. AT APPROXIMATELY 09:41 CST A HOMEOWNER JUST OFF COUNTY ROAD FM 697 CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD NEXT TO HIS HOME. TEXAS STATE TROOPERS WERE FIRST ON SCENE AND THE TOM BEAN FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY AFTER. THE PILOT WAS PRONOUNCED DISEASED ON SCENE BY THE DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER AND THE REMAINS WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE DALLAS COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINERS FACILITY IN DALLAS TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A SIMI-VERTICAL ANGLE FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES WITH LIGHT WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 12 KNOTS. THE PILOT FLEW UNDER A PRIVATE PILOT LICENSE AND A THIRD-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
NTSB investigation
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