

Witnesses observed the accident airplane approaching the airport with landing gear and flaps extended. The passenger's wife reported that when the airplane reached Lincoln, the pilot flew overhead to signal the family to come to the airport to greet them. There were no further recorded communications with the accident airplane. ATC personnel reported that all services and communications with the accident flight were routine, and the pilot cancelled the IFR clearance at 1840.

She indicated that the pilot intended to land at Lincoln, Illinois to drop off the passenger, and would then return to the airplanes home base at Bloomington, Illinois.Īir Traffic Control (ATC) records indicated that the accident airplane was radar identified and received an IFR clearance at 1552. The passenger's wife reported both men seemed relaxed when they telephoned home before their departure from Alamosa. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, and originated from Alamosa, Colorado at 1540.Īccording to family members, the pilot and the passenger flew the accident airplane to Alamosa, Colorado for an annual hunting trip. An IFR flight plan was filed, and was in effect until the pilot cancelled IFR at 1840. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The pilot and one passenger received fatal injuries. On September 1, 1994, at 1911 central daylight time, a Piper PA- 46-310P "Malibu", N4362F, operated by a private pilot on a pleasure flight, collided with terrain during an attempted go-around at the Logan County Airport (3LC) in Lincoln, Illinois. NTSB Identification: chi94fa307 HISTORY OF THE FLIGHT
