ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287141
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 2009 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N5470V |
| MSN: | E-1712 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Athens, Texas -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Athens, TX (F44) |
| Unknown, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After jumpstarting the airplane, the non-certificated pilot elected to take off without the airplane owner's knowledge or permission. A short time later the airplane was found in a wooded area approximately 2 miles northeast of the airport. The airplane's right wing had been separated from the fuselage during the impact. The pilot was later apprehended by law enforcement officers while attempting to retrieve his automobile from the airport. Inspectors from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) later interviewed the pilot at the county jail. When asked what had caused the accident, the pilot responded that he didn't know and that another person had crashed the airplane. A witness at the airport saw the pilot take off shortly before the accident and then called the owner of the aircraft, who contacted police. Although the pilot reported to FAA inspectors that he had accumulated 200-300 total flight hours, it could not be verified.
Probable Cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain control during his unauthorized use of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN09CA186
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 07:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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