What happened
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(-23) On November 20, 2007 at 2159 gmt, a Mooney, M20K, N252DD, crashed after takeoff from runway 34 at the greater binghamton airport, binghamton, NY (kbgm)with an IFR flight plan to kalb. The current weather conditions were IMC, fog and the visibility reported at less than 100 feet and one-quarter statute mile. The aircraft came to rest about three quarter miles at the end of runway 34 in a wooded area. The pilot was the only person onboard and fatally injured. On November 21, 2007, inspectors privacy data omitted responded to the scene. The remains of the pilot have been removed. Due to the impact forces of the crash, the aircraft was destroyed. The aircraft appeared to have first impacted a tree upon entering the woods as indicated by a broken branch. The engine was running at the time of impact as evidenced by propeller scarring on a tree. Pieces of control surface sheet metal, engine cowl, right wing pieces, and belly sump were discovered as we walked the debris path. The bulk of the wreckage came to rest approximately 45 feet from the initial impact. The following was discovered while walking the debris path: left & right horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, rudder, and the left wing in an inverted position. Close to the main wreckage were the propeller, electric trim motor, left flap, left wing root, left wing tip, main gear tires, and aft fuselage. Due to the crumpled and burned state of the aircraft it was impossible to gain access to the cockpit. The pilot's body was located forward of the main wreckage. There was biohazard in which inspectors took the appropriate precautions. The pilot's personal effects were gathered and retained for the investigation. Broome county deputies photographed, and electronically site mapped the wreckage. The tox box was given to the coroner by the NTSB investigator. Pictures and documentation were taken by all parties investigating the scene. A Continental engine investigator arrived on Friday, 11/23/2007. The NTSB would be present for the engine tear down. On November 27, 2007, a phone conversation with the NTSB investigator stated the result of the engine investigation was that it was fully functional. The pilot had a private pilot certificate and was rated for airplane single engine land and instrument. No violations on record. This accident report is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2007 AT 2159 GMT, A MOONEY, M20K, N252DD, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 34 AT THE GREATER BINGHAMTON AIRPORT, BINGHAMTON, NY (KBGM)WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN TO KALB. THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IMC, FOG AND THE VISIBILITY REPORTED AT LESS THAN 100 FEET AND ONE-QUARTER STATUTE MILE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT THREE QUARTER MILES AT THE END OF RUNWAY 34 IN A WOODED AREA. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND FATALLY INJURED. ON NOVEMBER 21, 2007, INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RESPONDED TO THE SCENE. THE REMAINS OF THE PILOT HAVE BEEN REMOVED. DUE TO THE IMPACT FORCES OF THE CRASH, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE FIRST IMPACTED A TREE UPON ENTERING THE WOODS AS INDICATED BY A BROKEN BRANCH. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AS EVIDENCED BY PROPELLER SCARRING ON A TREE. PIECES OF CONTROL SURFACE SHEET METAL, ENGINE COWL, RIGHT WING PIECES, AND BELLY SUMP WERE DISCOVERED AS WE WALKED THE DEBRIS PATH. THE BULK OF THE WRECKAGE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE FOLLOWING WAS DISCOVERED WHILE WALKING THE DEBRIS PATH: LEFT & RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, AND THE LEFT WING IN AN INVERTED POSITION. CLOSE TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE WERE THE PROPELLER, ELECTRIC TRIM MOTOR, LEFT FLAP, LEFT WING ROOT, LEFT WING TIP, MAIN GEAR TIRES, AND AFT FUSELAGE. DUE TO THE CRUMPLED AND BURNED STATE OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT'S BODY WAS LOCATED FORWARD OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THERE WAS BIOHAZARD IN WHICH INSPECTORS TOOK THE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS. THE PILOT'S PERSONAL EFFECTS WERE GATHERED AND RETAINED FOR THE INVESTIGATION. BROOME COUNTY DEPUTIES PHOTOGRAPHED, AND ELECTRONICALLY SITE MAPPED THE WRECKAGE. THE TOX BOX WAS GIVEN TO THE CORONER BY THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR. PICTURES AND DOCUMENTATION WERE TAKEN BY ALL PARTIES INVESTIGATING THE SCENE. A CONTINENTAL ENGINE INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED ON FRIDAY, 11/23/2007. THE NTSB WOULD BE PRESENT FOR THE ENGINE TEAR DOWN. ON NOVEMBER 27, 2007, A PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR STATED THE RESULT OF THE ENGINE INVESTIGATION WAS THAT IT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THE PILOT HAD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND WAS RATED FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND INSTRUMENT. NO VIOLATIONS ON RECORD. THIS ACCIDENT REPORT IS CLOSED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.