The National Transportation Safety Board released an aviation investigation preliminary report after a single engine plane crash killed four people from Iowa, three from the local area, last month near Anderson, Indiana. On September 6th, the Piper PA-46-350P airplane took off from the Fort Dodge Regional Airport at 6:47am central time. At 9:47am eastern time the pilot informed the controller that he needed to go around as he was approaching the airport near Anderson. A witness, located about one-quarter of a mile from the accident site, observed the airplane come up above a tree line in a climb. Shortly afterward, the airplane stopped climbing, rolled to the right, and entered a descent. The engine was loud and sounded like it was really revving, adding that it seemed to be wide open.
The plane crashed in a cornfield about one mile southeast of the departure end of runway 12 at the Anderson airport, and caught on fire. The airplane was equipped with a Garmin G1000 system, however, a flight data card was not located at the accident site, nor is it known if a data card was installed. The victims were 68-year-old Joseph Scallon of Iowa Falls, 41-year-old Jesse Ostheimer of Alden, 19-year-old Owen Renaud of Alden, and 36-year-old Braden Hicks of Manson.
The investigation continues by the NTSB.
