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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Glens Falls, NY · July 22, 1994

Date
July 22, 1994 · 16:30 local
Place
Glens Falls, NY
Airport
Warren County
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
IGZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14282
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: Mr. Sturn attempted to operate this airplane without a pilot certificate and while carrying five passengers onboard. Additionally, he did not have the permission of the owner to operate the airplane. After starting one engine, the airplane began turning rapidly in circles, striking a fence and damaging one wing tip. Mr. Sturn then started the other engine but stopped further movement when employees of the FBO arrived at the aircraft. He was then asked to shut down the engines and come into the bfo office with which he complied. The local sheriff's department arrived shortly thereafter and Mr. Sturn was arrested for attempted second degree grand larceny. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. STURN ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THIS AIRPLANE WITHOUT A PILOT CERTIFICATE AND WHILE CARRYING FIVE PASSENGERS ONBOARD. ADDITIONALLY, HE DID NOT HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER TO OPERATE THE AIRPLANE. AFTER STARTING ONE ENGINE, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TURNING RAPIDLY IN CIRCLES, STRIKING A FENCE AND DAMAGING ONE WING TIP. MR. STURN THEN STARTED THE OTHER ENGINE BUT STOPPED FURTHER MOVEMENT WHEN EMPLOYEES OF THE FBO ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS THEN ASKED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINES AND COME INTO THE BFO OFFICE WITH WHICH HE COMPLIED. THE LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARRIVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND MR. STURN WAS ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED SECOND DEGREE GRAND LARCENY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N14282 · 1

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