What happened
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05/12/2011BUFFALO township, PA: a BE33 crashed in a field for unknown reasons. The local authorities responded and a male occupant was taken to a local hospital via medivac helicopter. The aircraft departed runway 27, Washington county airport (afj) at 17:15 UTC, en route to rostraver airport (fwq), 25 sm ene. There was no "mayday" distress call from the pilot. The aircraft came to rest in a sloping, grass field, 1 mile southwest of afj. The propeller assembly departed the engine on initial impact and the engine was broken from the engine mounts. The propeller has no signs of the engine producing power at impact. One propeller blade is slightly bent aft at mid-span. The right wing is deflected upward from mid-span outboard, approximately two feet at the wingtip. Initial impact appears to be from the right wing followed by the engine/propeller. The left horizontal stabilizer and elevator are impacted. The left main landing gear door departed the aircraft, as did several antennas that would have been mounted on the underside of the aircraft. The landing gear selector is in the up position; the gear appears to be retracted. Both left and right fuel tank caps were intact. The right wing fuel tank was found to contain approximately three quarter capacity; the right fuel level was at the slot of the indicator tab. According to flight manual and the pilot, the slot represents twenty seven gallons. The left fuel tank was found to be empty, with no evidence of damage allowing fuel to escape. Neither fuel tank appears to be compromised. The fuel selector was indicating that the left fuel tank was the one in operation at the time of the accident. The pilot purchased 25.4 gallons of 100LL on may 11, at 19:00, the day prior to the accident. After the purchase of the fuel, a post annual inspection flight check was performed of approximately 45 minutes according to witnesses. There was no additional fuel purchased may 11 or on may 12.the property owners' residence is several hundred yards from the accident site. Several family members were home at the time of the accident. They did not hear any aircraft overhead or the noise of the aircraft landing in the field, and therefore not aware of the time of the accident. When they noticed the aircraft in the field, which is visible from the resident's porch, they went to the aircraft. They found the pilot was out of the aircraft despite facial injuries and severe bleeding. Emergency personnel were called via 911.please reference written statements from privacy data omitted, and from privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
05/12/2011BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, PA: A BE33 CRASHED IN A FIELD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND A MALE OCCUPANT WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL VIA MEDIVAC HELICOPTER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 27, WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (AFJ) AT 17:15 UTC, EN ROUTE TO ROSTRAVER AIRPORT (FWQ), 25 SM ENE. THERE WAS NO "MAYDAY" DISTRESS CALL FROM THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SLOPING, GRASS FIELD, 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF AFJ. THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE ENGINE ON INITIAL IMPACT AND THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN FROM THE ENGINE MOUNTS. THE PROPELLER HAS NO SIGNS OF THE ENGINE PRODUCING POWER AT IMPACT. ONE PROPELLER BLADE IS SLIGHTLY BENT AFT AT MID-SPAN. THE RIGHT WING IS DEFLECTED UPWARD FROM MID-SPAN OUTBOARD, APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AT THE WINGTIP. INITIAL IMPACT APPEARS TO BE FROM THE RIGHT WING FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE/PROPELLER. THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR ARE IMPACTED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AS DID SEVERAL ANTENNAS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MOUNTED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IS IN THE UP POSITION; THE GEAR APPEARS TO BE RETRACTED. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANK CAPS WERE INTACT. THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY THREE QUARTER CAPACITY; THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL WAS AT THE SLOT OF THE INDICATOR TAB. ACCORDING TO FLIGHT MANUAL AND THE PILOT, THE SLOT REPRESENTS TWENTY SEVEN GALLONS. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE EMPTY, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE ALLOWING FUEL TO ESCAPE. NEITHER FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE COMPROMISED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS INDICATING THAT THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS THE ONE IN OPERATION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT PURCHASED 25.4 GALLONS OF 100LL ON MAY 11, AT 19:00, THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE FUEL, A POST ANNUAL INSPECTION FLIGHT CHECK WAS PERFORMED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES ACCORDING TO WITNESSES. THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL FUEL PURCHASED MAY 11 OR ON MAY 12.THE PROPERTY OWNERS' RESIDENCE IS SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE. SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS WERE HOME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THEY DID NOT HEAR ANY AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD OR THE NOISE OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING IN THE FIELD, AND THEREFORE NOT AWARE OF THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHEN THEY NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD, WHICH IS VISIBLE FROM THE RESIDENT'S PORCH, THEY WENT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THEY FOUND THE PILOT WAS OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT DESPITE FACIAL INJURIES AND SEVERE BLEEDING. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE CALLED VIA 911.PLEASE REFERENCE WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
NTSB investigation
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