What happened
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Aircraft took off and crashed into a house. (-23) on July 8, 1997 at 303 CDT, an aero commander 500B, N802TC, operated by m&m aviation as a title 14 CFR part 135 cargo flight was destroyed during a forced landing, following a loss of power near dallas, Texas. Dark night visual meteorological conditions prevailed, a flight plan was not filed. The flight had originated from dallas love field about 12 minutes before the accident. The commercial rated pilot was in the right seat with a rated pilot passenger in the left seat. The pilot requested a down wind departure on runway 31R and was instructed to climb to 2,000 feet and contact departure control. Radar contact was lost with the airplane 1.5 miles southwest of Addison, Texas at an altitude of 800 feet MSL. A witness reported that he heard one engine cutting out. An examination of the accident site revealed that the aircraft had struck two sets of power lines, struck the roof of one house, then struck another house which was demolished, the aircraft came to rest in a row of trees the pilot was seriously injured, the passenger had minor injuries, with no injuries to the two occupants of the house.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. (-23) ON JULY 8, 1997 AT 303 CDT, AN AERO COMMANDER 500B, N802TC, OPERATED BY M&M AVIATION AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 135 CARGO FLIGHT WAS DESTROYED DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER NEAR DALLAS, TEXAS. DARK NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM DALLAS LOVE FIELD ABOUT 12 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WITH A RATED PILOT PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE PILOT REQUESTED A DOWN WIND DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 31R AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO CLIMB TO 2,000 FEET AND CONTACT DEPARTURE CONTROL. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WITH THE AIRPLANE 1.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ADDISON, TEXAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 800 FEET MSL. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT HE HEARD ONE ENGINE CUTTING OUT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK TWO SETS OF POWER LINES, STRUCK THE ROOF OF ONE HOUSE, THEN STRUCK ANOTHER HOUSE WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A ROW OF TREES THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, THE PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES, WITH NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE.
NTSB investigation
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