From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Unlawful entry to aircraft. The aircraft was apparently taxied to runway 24 by an unknown person. A person exited aircraft, appiled full power and allowed aircraft to proceed unoccupied on runway 24. The aircraft departed the runway on the left side into high grass. The nose gear and left main gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a rest at 108 degrees of entry into grass. The wingtips and propeller also sustained damage. Pennsylvania state police have opened a criminal mischief/attempted theft investigation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)UNLAWFUL ENTRY TO AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPARENTLY TAXIED TO RUNWAY 24 BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON. A PERSON EXITED AIRCRAFT, APPILED FULL POWER AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO PROCEED UNOCCUPIED ON RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE INTO HIGH GRASS. THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST AT 108 DEGREES OF ENTRY INTO GRASS. THE WINGTIPS AND PROPELLER ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE. PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE HAVE OPENED A CRIMINAL MISCHIEF/ATTEMPTED THEFT INVESTIGATION.
Other reports on N169DP · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.