ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282362
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| Date: | Saturday 3 September 2022 |
| Time: | 10:21 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C90A King Air |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot |
| Registration: | N342ER |
| MSN: | LJ-1156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-60A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | approx. 1/2mi SE of Gravestown, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Tupelo-Regional Airport, MS (TUP/KTUP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The uncertificated pilot stole the accident airplane with the intent of crashing it into a department store located 2 miles southeast of the airport. However, he continued to fly the airplane in the area for several hours until he performed an off-airport landing in a field 32 miles northwest of the departure airport that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane's fuselage.
Probable Cause: The uncertificated pilot's criminal act of stealing the airplane and later performing an off-airport landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA428
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N342ER
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N342ER
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Annnnd... reportedly in custody. Remarkable that the culprit survived. pic.twitter.com/LOiuf1FwDw
— Evergreen Intel (@vcdgf555) September 3, 2022
Pilot arrested after threatening to crash plane into Walmart in Mississippi.https://t.co/9oQ3RzHwEr via @theeagle pic.twitter.com/PhBL3Qging
— PLANES OF LEGEND (@PlanesOfLegend) September 3, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2022 14:04 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 03-Sep-2022 15:31 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2022 15:46 | TurbineZach | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2022 15:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Embed code, Damage, Category] |
| 03-Sep-2022 15:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2022 16:13 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2022 16:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Sep-2022 16:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 03-Sep-2022 16:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo] |
| 04-Sep-2022 00:25 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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