Piper PA46 accident near Bishop, GA

On March 3, 2020, a Piper PA46 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Bishop, GA. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.

Date

March 3, 2020

Place

Bishop, GA

Aircraft

Piper PA46 · Airplane

Injuries

3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Destroyed

Position

33.857°N, 83.486°W

NTSB ID

20200303X93345

Official records · ERA20FA118

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• ATC - Group Chairman's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 2 - Aircraft Accident Package: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 3 - ATC Audio Partial Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 4 - FAA Radar Data: Document (PPB), on ntsb.gov
• ATC - Attachment 5 - FAA Ads-B Data: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 3, 2020, about 1634 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-46-310P, N43368, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Bishop, Georgia. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan and contacted air traffic control shortly after departure from Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), Columbia, South Carolina. A review of the ATC communications and radar data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)Areview of preliminary air traffic control (ATC) communications and radar data provided by theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)revealed that, about 0828, the airplane was en route to South Bend International Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, at an altitude of about 5,425 ft mean sea level (msl). Areview of preliminary air traffic control (ATC) communications and radar data provided by theFederal Aviation Administration (FAA)revealed that, about 0828, the airplane was en route to South Bend International Airport (SBN), South Bend, Indiana, at an altitude of about 5,425 ft mean sea level (msl). revealed that the airplane was on a westerly track from CAE about 6,000 ft mean sea level (msl) enroute to Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (TCL), Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The pilot contacted the Atlanta approach controller 1613 and was provided the current altimeter. The controller also broadcast AIRMETs for IFR conditions and mountain obscuration, turbulence, and icing. About 1616, the

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.

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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.