What happened
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On April 11, 2024, at approximately 19:33 EDT, a Piper aircraft, model P28A, departed the privacy data omitted airport (klaf) in West Lafayette, Indiana. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 operating rules. Air traffic control tower communications shows the aircraft conducted take off and landings before proceeding to circle the privacy data omitted campus. The aircraft was cleared to depart the class d airspace north of klaf at 20:01 local.
ADS-B data shows the aircraft maneuvering approximately 8 NM northwest of klaf. ADS-B data at the last know position had a ground speed of 145 knots and a vertical descent rate of -7296' per minute at an altitude of 1175' mean sea level. The aircraft impacted level terrain approximately 2000' south of the intersection of west 750 north and north 750 west in West Lafayette, Indiana. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot sustained fatal injuries as the sole occupant.
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As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 11, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 19:33 EDT, A PIPER AIRCRAFT, MODEL P28A, DEPARTED THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRPORT (KLAF) IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATING RULES. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER COMMUNICATIONS SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO CIRCLE THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAMPUS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO DEPART THE CLASS D AIRSPACE NORTH OF KLAF AT 20:01 LOCAL.
ADS-B DATA SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT MANEUVERING APPROXIMATELY 8 NM NORTHWEST OF KLAF. ADS-B DATA AT THE LAST KNOW POSITION HAD A GROUND SPEED OF 145 KNOTS AND A VERTICAL DESCENT RATE OF -7296' PER MINUTE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1175' MEAN SEA LEVEL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LEVEL TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 2000' SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF WEST 750 NORTH AND NORTH 750 WEST IN WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.
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