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Aviation accident ERA19LA072

2 fatal · Piper PA46 · 2018-12-20 · Mayport, FL, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA19LA072
Event ID
20181220X03836
Type
Accident
Date
2018-12-20
Location
Mayport, FL, USA
Coordinates
30.400554, -81.384445

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA46
Registration
N307JM
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

An in-flight loss of control following an encounter with supercooled large droplet icing conditions, which ultimately resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent inflight breakup. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed for flight in icing conditions.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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