# Accident 20090304003339A: Beech A36, Athens, TX, March 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2009, 08:45 local time
- Place: Athens, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1639° N, 95.8283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1639&lon=-95.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5470V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5470V-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550-B (registry code 17208, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090304003339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MARCH 4, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 0830, N5470V A BE-36 S/N E-1712 TOOK OFF FROM ATHENS AIRPORT (F44).  AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED STOLEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTURE BY AN UNKNOWN PILOT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED 2.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ATHENS AIRPORT IN THE WOODS BY THE AIRCRAFTS ELT SIGNAL ON 121.5.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  PILOT WAS DETAINED BY POLICE WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.  PILOT INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO A MINOR CUT ON THE FOREHEAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA186), Mar 4, 2009: Beech A36 (N5470V), Athens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain control during his unauthorized use of the airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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