PIPER PA-31T1, GRAHAM, TEXAS, Nov. 12, 2001–At 11:24 p.m. CST Piper N6134A was destroyed when it crashed into terrain during an approach to the Graham Municipal Airport (E15). The turboprop twin was registered to Cage Acquisitions, a local company, and was being flown by an instrument-rated private pilot. The pilot and all three passengers were killed in the accident. IMC being flown prevailed at the airport and there was no flight plan on file for the Part 91 business flight, which originated from Wharton Regional Airport (5R5), Texas, at 9:44 p.m.
According to ATC transcripts, the aircraft originally departed from Graham at 11:23 a.m. and flew to Wharton on an IFR flight plan. N6134A then departed Wharton and flew to Odessa, Texas, where the pilot contacted San Angelo (SGT) AFSS at 5:03 p.m. He requested an IFR weather briefing for a return flight from Odessa to Wharton at an estimated departure time of 6 p.m. The pilot was informed of the weather en route, including a trough of low pressure over west Texas that was moving south from the northwest.
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