What happened
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Pilot topped off the aircraft with avgas at tys. Pilot filed IFR flight plan for 8000 ft. to grr. Aircraft departed tys for grr approx 1615 EDT. Tys approach received a request to climb to 10,000 ft alt due to precipitation at approximately 1625 EDT. A mayday call was reported to have been recieved approximately 1632 and a nearby resident stated he saw a "v" shaped aircraft falling and spiralling down and debris fluttering down from the plane. Debris has been located as FAR as 1.6 miles to the east of the crash sight. Review of the ADS-B data shows rapid and large changes in vertical speed in eccess of 2100 feet and -2100 ft in less than 30 seconds approximately 28 minutes into the flight.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT TOPPED OFF THE AIRCRAFT WITH AVGAS AT TYS. PILOT FILED IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR 8000 FT. TO GRR. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TYS FOR GRR APPROX 1615 EDT. TYS APPROACH RECEIVED A REQUEST TO CLIMB TO 10,000 FT ALT DUE TO PRECIPITATION AT APPROXIMATELY 1625 EDT. A MAYDAY CALL WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN RECIEVED APPROXIMATELY 1632 AND A NEARBY RESIDENT STATED HE SAW A "V" SHAPED AIRCRAFT FALLING AND SPIRALLING DOWN AND DEBRIS FLUTTERING DOWN FROM THE PLANE. DEBRIS HAS BEEN LOCATED AS FAR AS 1.6 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE CRASH SIGHT. REVIEW OF THE ADS-B DATA SHOWS RAPID AND LARGE CHANGES IN VERTICAL SPEED IN ECCESS OF 2100 FEET AND -2100 FT IN LESS THAN 30 SECONDS APPROXIMATELY 28 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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