What happened
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It was reported that the pilot departed from the moncks corner airport in his plane on oct. 13 and his family reported him missing on oct. 24. The wreckage was found on 10-27-11, the pilot was found approximately fifty feet at the eight o'clock position from his aircraft and all indications show that he got himself out of the aircraft and crawled near the fence line which is to the right side of runway 23 which is the nw side of airport property in a heavily wooded area. There were no witnesses and the intended destination is unknown. The local sheriff dept located the pilot by his cell phone signals. It is not known if the aircraft ELT activated or not but did not aid in the location of the aircraft. The county coroner stated that a preliminary autopsy did not reveal any abnormally with the pilot prior to the accident and that he only had two broken ribs. Pilot log indicates that the last flight review was on 6-15-2002, the last flight in accident aircraft was 12/5/2007, total flight time 1062.6, last flight 5/8/2011 and was a dual flight in a CE-172. The aircraft logs indicate the annual inspection was performed on 7/10/11, at a tach time of 1688.0 and at the accident scene it was 1688.9AS of 11-10-11 there is no indication as to what caused the accident, no one knows if this occurred on take off, landing, climb etc. FAA form 8020-23 has been completed and will be updated as information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE MONCKS CORNER AIRPORT IN HIS PLANE ON OCT. 13 AND HIS FAMILY REPORTED HIM MISSING ON OCT. 24. THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND ON 10-27-11, THE PILOT WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY FIFTY FEET AT THE EIGHT O'CLOCK POSITION FROM HIS AIRCRAFT AND ALL INDICATIONS SHOW THAT HE GOT HIMSELF OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRAWLED NEAR THE FENCE LINE WHICH IS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 WHICH IS THE NW SIDE OF AIRPORT PROPERTY IN A HEAVILY WOODED AREA. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES AND THE INTENDED DESTINATION IS UNKNOWN. THE LOCAL SHERIFF DEPT LOCATED THE PILOT BY HIS CELL PHONE SIGNALS. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE AIRCRAFT ELT ACTIVATED OR NOT BUT DID NOT AID IN THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE COUNTY CORONER STATED THAT A PRELIMINARY AUTOPSY DID NOT REVEAL ANY ABNORMALLY WITH THE PILOT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THAT HE ONLY HAD TWO BROKEN RIBS.PILOT LOG INDICATES THAT THE LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS ON 6-15-2002, THE LAST FLIGHT IN ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS 12/5/2007, TOTAL FLIGHT TIME 1062.6, LAST FLIGHT 5/8/2011 AND WAS A DUAL FLIGHT IN A CE-172. THE AIRCRAFT LOGS INDICATE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 7/10/11, AT A TACH TIME OF 1688.0 AND AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE IT WAS 1688.9AS OF 11-10-11 THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, NO ONE KNOWS IF THIS OCCURRED ON TAKE OFF, LANDING, CLIMB ETC. FAA FORM 8020-23 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WILL BE UPDATED AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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