20130101000339A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Jasper, AL · January 1, 2013

Date: January 1, 2013 · 22:40 local
Place: Jasper, AL
Airport: Walker County-Bevill Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7700Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA13FA101
Reported as: Piper PA-30
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

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What happened

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

Student pilot gained unauthorized access to a class of airplane (multiengine) for which he was not rated. He then boarded two passengers and departed into extremely low, night IFR conditions. Approximately 1 minute after take off and entering the cloud deck, the airplane impacted the ground 1 mile from the airport.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT GAINED UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO A CLASS OF AIRPLANE (MULTIENGINE) FOR WHICH HE WAS NOT RATED. HE THEN BOARDED TWO PASSENGERS AND DEPARTED INTO EXTREMELY LOW, NIGHT IFR CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE AFTER TAKE OFF AND ENTERING THE CLOUD DECK, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND 1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA13FA101Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportJasper, ALThe student pilot’s poor judgment to take a multiengine airplane for which he did not have experience or permission to operate and depart into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.Jan 2, 2013 · Destroyed