At about 1400 Central time, the airplane was destroyed during an in-flight collision with trees and terrain while maneuvering. Visual conditions prevailed; the Private pilot and sole occupant sustained fatal injuries. An individual in a second airplane, who was following the accident airplane, reported seeing the accident airplane in a 45-to-60 deg. banked turn below the tree line. He stated: “I then saw a spray, maybe fuel, and then saw that the plane had stopped.”
January 2, 2007, Washington, Ind., Beech Model 58 Baron
At about 1400 Central time, the airplane was destroyed during an in-flight collision with trees and terrain while maneuvering. Visual conditions prevailed; the Private pilot and sole occupant sustained fatal injuries. An individual in a second airplane, who was following the accident airplane, reported seeing the accident airplane in a 45-to-60 deg. banked turn below the tree line. He stated: I then saw a spray, maybe fuel, and then saw that the plane had stopped.
Key Takeaways:
- A private pilot was fatally injured when their airplane was destroyed during an in-flight collision with trees and terrain at approximately 1400 Central time.
- Visual conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
- A witness in a trailing aircraft observed the accident airplane in a steep banked turn below the tree line, followed by a "spray" (possibly fuel), just before the crash.
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