What happened
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(-23) Aircraft crashed while doing touch and go landing on buzz's airstrip runway 18, aircraft appeared to be on a tight base leg to final approach turn. The pilot had serious head injuries and was the only person on the aircraft at the time of this accident. Aircraft came to rest 180 degrees from the runway final approach heading. Pilot was found unconscioius with head injuries was taken via life guard flight to shands hospital gainesville, Florida, he has no memories of the events leading up to the accident or of this flight. Inspectors statement: on June 14, 2004 during a visit to the scene of the Aeronca chief accident in Morriston, FL. I spoke with privacy data omitted he stated that he did not see the crash but heard the aircraft impact with the ground. The aircraft was doing touch and go landings on runway 18 at buzz's strip a Private Airport 7 miles sw of williston, FL. The aircraft N85970 an AR-11-AC was destroyed and Mr. Michael Douglas pilot of the aircraft was transported by life flight to shands hospital gainesville, FL. Where he was treated for head and chest injuries and released after two and one half days. The aircraft was found 180 degrees from the runway heading andlooked like it was on departure rather than arrival it appears the aircraft may have entered a stall and spin. There was the odor of fuel, as the gas tank was ripped open. The gas had been turned off, as was the carburetor heat. There was no airworthiness certificate or aircraft registration on this airplane at the time of this accident. The ELT did come on at time of the accident and was turned off by the fire department at the request of FAA inspector bruce haseltine. The aircraft was moved to a shed on Mr. O'connor's property located at Morriston, Florida. Mr. Michael o'connor pilot certificate number 369780357 did not have a current medical certificate or FAR part 61.56 flight review. After discussing these issues with Mr. O'connor he stated that he does not remember any of the flight on this day and does not know if the aircraft had power failure or not.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON BUZZ'S AIRSTRIP RUNWAY 18, AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE ON A TIGHT BASE LEG TO FINAL APPROACH TURN. THE PILOT HAD SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES AND WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY FINAL APPROACH HEADING. PILOT WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOIUS WITH HEAD INJURIES WAS TAKEN VIA LIFE GUARD FLIGHT TO SHANDS HOSPITAL GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, HE HAS NO MEMORIES OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT OR OF THIS FLIGHT. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: ON JUNE 14, 2004 DURING A VISIT TO THE SCENE OF THE AERONCA CHIEF ACCIDENT IN MORRISTON, FL. I SPOKE WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SEE THE CRASH BUT HEARD THE AIRCRAFT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18 AT BUZZ'S STRIP A PRIVATE AIRPORT 7 MILES SW OF WILLISTON, FL. THE AIRCRAFT N85970 AN AR-11-AC WAS DESTROYED AND MR. MICHAEL DOUGLAS PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED BY LIFE FLIGHT TO SHANDS HOSPITAL GAINESVILLE, FL. WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR HEAD AND CHEST INJURIES AND RELEASED AFTER TWO AND ONE HALF DAYS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND 180 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING ANDLOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON DEPARTURE RATHER THAN ARRIVAL IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE ENTERED A STALL AND SPIN. THERE WAS THE ODOR OF FUEL, AS THE GAS TANK WAS RIPPED OPEN. THE GAS HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, AS WAS THE CARBURETOR HEAT. THERE WAS NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE OR AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION ON THIS AIRPLANE AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE ELT DID COME ON AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TURNED OFF BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT THE REQUEST OF FAA INSPECTOR BRUCE HASELTINE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A SHED ON MR. O'CONNOR'S PROPERTY LOCATED AT MORRISTON, FLORIDA. MR. MICHAEL O'CONNOR PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 369780357 DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR FAR PART 61.56 FLIGHT REVIEW. AFTER DISCUSSING THESE ISSUES WITH MR. O'CONNOR HE STATED THAT HE DOES NOT REMEMBER ANY OF THE FLIGHT ON THIS DAY AND DOES NOT KNOW IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD POWER FAILURE OR NOT.
NTSB investigation
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