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Business Aircraft Accident Reports: February 2023
Preliminary and final accident reports, February 2023
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Two Killed in Nebraska Approach Accident, Piper PA-46-500TP, Nov. 9, 2022, Bignell, Nebraska

The 505-hour pilot and his sole passenger were killed when their single-engine turboprop slammed into the bank of an irrigation reservoir during an attempted ILS approach to Runway 30 of the North Platte Regional Airport. Prevailing weather included three-mile visibility under a 300-foot overcast and an eight-knot crosswind from 030 degrees. Airmets were in effect for IFR conditions and low-level wind shear, but not icing. The Part 91 business flight originated in Lincoln, Nebraska, at 8:32 local time, climbing to a cruising altitude of 16,000 feet.

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