What happened
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The accident occurred on November 23, 2011 at 2044 local 911 dispatchers received several call reporting a possible aircraft crash, after a 35 minute search of the area the plane was located in a field by the West Milton fire department. The plane is located in a corn stubble field south of emerick road approximately 1/2 mile and east of range line road approximately 1/3 mile. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was killed no one else was on the aircraft. The accident was reported to the local FAA FSDO approximately 2130 local through the roc. The aircraft wreckage was contained in mainly one area, all flight controls were still attached to the aircraft and no major structure was missing. Control cables had continuity from the fuselage to each control service. First responders reported a fuel covering the ground and bushes in front of the aircraft, both wing tanks were burst open on impact. The engine and propeller was buried in the ground under the wreckage, the engine did turn and all cylinder pistons moved. The propeller has forward and aft bending with rotational scaring. The throttle and mixture knobs were pushed all the way in. The speed indicator was found in the wreckage and stuck at about 150 knots. The pilot's seatbelt was buckled but had broken away from the structure. At the time of the accident the weather was overcast with a ceiling of about 700 feet and the pilot was not instrument rated. No radar or communication was made with the pilot before the accident. We are awaiting the FAA toxicology report. Reviewed by ga unit flm privacy data omitted 12/14/2011
As the FAA filed it
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2011 AT 2044 LOCAL 911 DISPATCHERS RECEIVED SEVERAL CALL REPORTING A POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT CRASH, AFTER A 35 MINUTE SEARCH OF THE AREA THE PLANE WAS LOCATED IN A FIELD BY THE WEST MILTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PLANE IS LOCATED IN A CORN STUBBLE FIELD SOUTH OF EMERICK ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE AND EAST OF RANGE LINE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 1/3 MILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED NO ONE ELSE WAS ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE LOCAL FAA FSDO APPROXIMATELY 2130 LOCAL THROUGH THE ROC.THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS CONTAINED IN MAINLY ONE AREA, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE STILL ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO MAJOR STRUCTURE WAS MISSING. CONTROL CABLES HAD CONTINUITY FROM THE FUSELAGE TO EACH CONTROL SERVICE. FIRST RESPONDERS REPORTED A FUEL COVERING THE GROUND AND BUSHES IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH WING TANKS WERE BURST OPEN ON IMPACT. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND UNDER THE WRECKAGE, THE ENGINE DID TURN AND ALL CYLINDER PISTONS MOVED. THE PROPELLER HAS FORWARD AND AFT BENDING WITH ROTATIONAL SCARING. THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE KNOBS WERE PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. THE SPEED INDICATOR WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE AND STUCK AT ABOUT 150 KNOTS. THE PILOT'S SEATBELT WAS BUCKLED BUT HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST WITH A CEILING OF ABOUT 700 FEET AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NO RADAR OR COMMUNICATION WAS MADE WITH THE PILOT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WE ARE AWAITING THE FAA TOXICOLOGY REPORT.REVIEWED BY GA UNIT FLM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ 12/14/2011
NTSB investigation
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