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Aviation accident ERA12FA115

5 fatal · SOCATA TBM 700 · 2011-12-20 · Morristown, NJ, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA12FA115
Event ID
20111220X20005
Type
Accident
Date
2011-12-20
Location
Morristown, NJ, USA
Coordinates
40.77639, -74.476387

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
5
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
5

Aircraft

Make
SOCATA
Model
TBM 700
Registration
N731CA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The airplane’s encounter with unforecasted severe icing conditions that were characterized by high ice accretion rates and the pilot's failure to use his command authority to depart the icing conditions in an expeditious manner, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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