ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44982
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 December 2003 |
| Time: | 09:33 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian |
| Owner/operator: | Bme Air Ranch, Inc. |
| Registration: | N155BM |
| MSN: | 4697053 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 30 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Daytona Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Daytona Beach, FL (44J) |
| Lufkin, TX (LFK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain following an in-flight loss of control during climb after takeoff. Meteorological information indicates that the cloud ceilings were between 1,200 and 1,700 feet above ground level at the time of the accident. While airborne, the accident pilot reported to another pilot that the cloud ceiling was 1,500 feet. Radar data shows that the airplane flight profile became erratic once it had climbed above about 1,700 feet pressure altitude. The final flight path sequence depicted by the radar data shows a right-hand turn of decreasing radius with an associated rapid rate of descent. The last radar return coincided with the accident location. The non-instrument rated pilot had logged 7.0 hours of simulated instrument experience. The pilot had logged 35.8 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane, of which, all but 0.3 hours was listed as cross-country time. No records of training in the same make and model airplane were discovered. No pre-impact mechanical deficiencies were found during the post-accident examination of the wreckage.
Probable Cause: The unqualified pilot's continued flight into known instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of aircraft control. Factors were the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience and the low ceiling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20031230X02098&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2001 | N61PK | Private | 0 | Rockwall, TX | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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