Overview
- The Socata TBM 700C2 departed New Bedford for Kenosha, then the pilot radioed that he would return shortly after takeoff.
- Air traffic control issued a low‑altitude alert that the pilot acknowledged, and the cockpit voice recorder captured an unintelligible exclamation just before contact ceased.
- Investigators say the plane clipped treetops about 50 feet high and came to rest in the I‑195 median after striking a passing car.
- Thomas Perkins, 68, and his wife, Agatha, 66, were killed, and the car’s driver sustained minor injuries.
- The NTSB reported no evidence of a pre‑impact fuel leak or engine fire, recovered cockpit electronics for analysis, and noted that a nor’easter brought strong winds as the investigation continues.