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FAA accident report · Amtr Bluegrassexp · Grafton, IL · January 9, 2003

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Date
January 9, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place
Grafton, IL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N113YE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI03LA236
Reported as
Amtr Bluegrassexp
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,700 total
N113YERegistration cancelled Jul 25, 2005 · Polsgrove Joseph S BLUEGRASS EXPRESSS/N 099A · Built 1996Airframe modelPolsgrove Joseph S BLUEGRASS EXPRESSEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On January 09, 2003 at approximately 1200 central standard time, an experimental homebuilt polsgrove bluegrass express airplane, N113YE, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Grafton, IL. The commercial rated pilot-in-command, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the Grafton area that day. The flight had departed georgetown scott county airport, georgetown, KY at approximately 1030 central standard time and was enroute to downtown airport, Kansas city, MO at the time of the accident. The flight did not reach its intended destination and on January 25, 2003 a missing persons report was filed with the scott county sheriff's department. On January 25, 2003, the civil air patrol received mission number 03MO153 to search for N113YE. The airplane's route of flight was searched by air and ground teams. On July 30, 2003 at approximately 1730 central daylight time, the jersey county sheriff's department received notice that N113YE had been found near Grafton, IL.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 09, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT POLSGROVE BLUEGRASS EXPRESS AIRPLANE, N113YE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN NEAR GRAFTON, IL. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT-IN-COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE GRAFTON AREA THAT DAY. THE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED GEORGETOWN SCOTT COUNTY AIRPORT, GEORGETOWN, KY AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME AND WAS ENROUTE TO DOWNTOWN AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MO AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT DID NOT REACH ITS INTENDED DESTINATION AND ON JANUARY 25, 2003 A MISSING PERSONS REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE SCOTT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. ON JANUARY 25, 2003, THE CIVIL AIR PATROL RECEIVED MISSION NUMBER 03MO153 TO SEARCH FOR N113YE. THE AIRPLANE'S ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS SEARCHED BY AIR AND GROUND TEAMS. ON JULY 30, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, THE JERSEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RECEIVED NOTICE THAT N113YE HAD BEEN FOUND NEAR GRAFTON, IL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI03LA236Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGrafton, ILUndetermined.Jan 9, 2003 · Destroyed