Socata TBM-700 crash, Dec 20, 2011 (5 killed), Morristown
Socata TBM-700 accident on December 20, 2011 near Morristown, New Jersey, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after an encounter...
- Date: December 20, 2011
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-700
- Location: Morristown, New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after an encounter with severe, unforecast icing. The pilot did not leave the icing promptly, and the right wing separated in flight.
A Socata TBM 700 flying from Teterboro to Atlanta picked up ice after entering cloud, and the pilot asked for a higher altitude. The aircraft reached about 17,800 feet, then turned sharply and descended. The outboard right wing separated in flight, debris fell in a residential area, and a post-crash fire followed. All five people on board were killed.