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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Booneville, AR · March 7, 1996

Date: March 7, 1996 · 01:30 local
Place: Booneville, AR
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7366F
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N7366FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273255 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: Booneville police department received a call of an emergency locator transmitter's signal which was reported as possible aircraft accident on March 7, 1996, at approximately 1:30 a.m. CST. A subsequent search by police officers found that a Cessna, CE-172, N7366F, registered to Mr. Van l. kirkpatrick, Booneville, AR had collided with small trees, and a fence located at the end of a Private airstrip during takeoff. This Private airstrip was owned by Mr. Van kirkpatrick. The aircraft was reported stolen by the owner. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The stolen aircraft received minor damage and no evidence was found that the crew and/or passenger(s) were injured. The Booneville police department is investigating the theft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: BOONEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A CALL OF AN EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER'S SIGNAL WHICH WAS REPORTED AS POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON MARCH 7, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 A.M. CST. A SUBSEQUENT SEARCH BY POLICE OFFICERS FOUND THAT A CESSNA, CE-172, N7366F, REGISTERED TO MR. VAN L. KIRKPATRICK, BOONEVILLE, AR HAD COLLIDED WITH SMALL TREES, AND A FENCE LOCATED AT THE END OF A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DURING TAKEOFF. THIS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WAS OWNED BY MR. VAN KIRKPATRICK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED STOLEN BY THE OWNER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STOLEN AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND NO EVIDENCE WAS FOUND THAT THE CREW AND/OR PASSENGER(S) WERE INJURED. THE BOONEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE THEFT.