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Aviation accident ERA20FA118

3 fatal · Piper PA46 · 2020-03-03 · Bishop, GA, USA

Event

NTSB number
ERA20FA118
Event ID
20200303X93345
Type
Accident
Date
2020-03-03
Location
Bishop, GA, USA
Coordinates
33.856666, -83.486389

Injuries

Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3

Aircraft

Make
Piper
Model
PA46
Registration
N43368
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST

Conditions

Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s encounter with a rain shower updraft and severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and an inflight breakup. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on outdated weather information on his in-cockpit weather display.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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