Socata TBM-850 crash, Oct 2, 2020 (2 killed), Corfu
Socata TBM-850 accident on October 2, 2020 near Corfu, New York, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain control of the...
- Date: October 2, 2020
- Aircraft: Socata TBM-850
- Location: Corfu, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons during the descent to the destination airport
A Socata TBM 700 on a private flight from Manchester, New Hampshire to Buffalo missed a frequency change at FL280 and later contacted ATC on the wrong frequency. After being cleared to descend, the aircraft descended rapidly, the pilot stopped responding, and it crashed in a wooded area near Corfu, killing both occupants. The NTSB could not determine why control was lost.