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FAA accident report · Aircraft · Clinton, SC · March 19, 2011

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Date
March 19, 2011 · 12:55 local
Place
Clinton, SC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On March 19, 2011, at 1255 eastern daylight time, an unregistered, experimental amateur-built, jennings mini max airplane collided with trees during takeoff from a private residence in Clinton, south carolina. The flight was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained structural damage to the airframe and wings. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. The flight was originating from the private residence at the time of the accident. The pilot, age 71, was a non-certificated pilot, and did not hold an airman medical certificate. The pilot's logbook was not recovered for examination; therefore his flight time could not be determined. According to the pilot's wife, the pilot had been flying for more than 25 years, and the airplane was his third or fourth kit airplane. She went on to say that he had been building this airplane for approximately one year and decided to fly that day. An examination of the accident site revealed that the takeoff area was located adjacent to the pilot's home. The takeoff area had 150 yards of cleared trees with 100 foot trees on both ends of the clearing. The left wing impacted a tree approximately 20 feet off of the ground, shearing off about half of the wing. The airplane impacted larger trees before colliding with the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 19, 2011, AT 1255 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN UNREGISTERED, EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT, JENNINGS MINI MAX AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN CLINTON, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND WINGS. THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE PRIVATE RESIDENCE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.THE PILOT, AGE 71, WAS A NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND DID NOT HOLD AN AIRMAN MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK WAS NOT RECOVERED FOR EXAMINATION; THEREFORE HIS FLIGHT TIME COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S WIFE, THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS HIS THIRD OR FOURTH KIT AIRPLANE. SHE WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE HAD BEEN BUILDING THIS AIRPLANE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND DECIDED TO FLY THAT DAY.AN EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE TAKEOFF AREA WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE PILOT'S HOME. THE TAKEOFF AREA HAD 150 YARDS OF CLEARED TREES WITH 100 FOOT TREES ON BOTH ENDS OF THE CLEARING. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF OF THE GROUND, SHEARING OFF ABOUT HALF OF THE WING. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED LARGER TREES BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE GROUND.