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FAA accident report · Hawker/Beec A36TC · Kalamazoo, MI · October 27, 2009

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Date
October 27, 2009 · 08:42 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intern
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
CFFIH
Reported as
Hawker/Beec A36TC
Reported engine
Teledyne/Continental TSIO-520
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total5,500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

James george wilton a canadian certificated air transport Canada pilot crashed the Hawker/ Beechcraft BE-A36TC that he was operating shortly after take off. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed. The pilot was severly burned and died in the aircraft. The aircraft registered in Canada to 940492 alberta inc, box 262, bracebridge, ontario, PIL1TC. Mr. Wilton filed IFR flight plan from (kazo)to (cyqa)and the ceiling at kazo was 1600 feet AGL. He departed runway 035 which is 6500 ft in length and at midway down the runway (at approx.300 ft. high) one of the air traffic controllers noticed his engine got quite. He radioed the aircraft," do you have any issues". There was no reply back from the departing aircraft. The controller stated in his report that the aircraft appeared to be trailing black smoke. There were five people provided witness statments on the event. A consensus of the five whitnesses was that the aircraft at about 100 feet above the ground turned to the right and dove into the ground and caught fire.

As the FAA filed it

JAMES GEORGE WILTON A CANADIAN CERTIFICATED AIR TRANSPORT CANADA PILOT CRASHED THE HAWKER/ BEECHCRAFT BE-A36TC THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT WAS SEVERLY BURNED AND DIED IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT REGISTERED IN CANADA TO 940492 ALBERTA INC, BOX 262, BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO, PIL1TC. MR. WILTON FILED IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM (KAZO)TO (CYQA)AND THE CEILING AT KAZO WAS 1600 FEET AGL. HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 035 WHICH IS 6500 FT IN LENGTH AND AT MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (AT APPROX.300 FT. HIGH) ONE OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS NOTICED HIS ENGINE GOT QUITE. HE RADIOED THE AIRCRAFT," DO YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES". THERE WAS NO REPLY BACK FROM THE DEPARTING AIRCRAFT.THE CONTROLLER STATED IN HIS REPORT THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE TRAILING BLACK SMOKE. THERE WERE FIVE PEOPLE PROVIDED WITNESS STATMENTS ON THE EVENT. A CONSENSUS OF THE FIVE WHITNESSES WAS THAT THE AIRCRAFT AT ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE.