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:
- An airplane was destroyed, and its private pilot fatally injured, after an in-flight collision with trees and terrain around 1400 Central time.
- The accident occurred under visual conditions while the pilot was maneuvering the aircraft.
- A witness observed the plane in a 45-to-60 degree banked turn below the tree line immediately before seeing a spray and the plane stopping.
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