What happened
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On February 6, 2013 at approximately 11:30 am aircraft N555FV a king air E-90 S/N-LW-248 impacted the ground and burned at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport (cgz) approximately 150 feet west of midfield off of runway 05 fatally injuring the two occupants on board. According to the FAA data base the aircraft N555FV is owned by sauo aero services LLC located at 1461 e paseo pavon tucson, AZ. This aircraft was being operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91.
According to witness statements the aircraft was approximately mid-field on takeoff roll heading east on runway 05 at the Casa Grande Municipal Airport at approximately 11:30 am on February 6, 2013 when he noticed the aircraft rotated quickly to an estimated 45 degree climb. He thought this was an unusual quick and steep rotation but intentional. The aircraft maintained this attitude until to an approximate altitude of 150-200? (AGL) at which point the aircraft started to yaw left and continued to yaw left until the aircraft simulating a hammered or uncover type maneuver until impacting the ground at a steep to almost straight in attitude. At impact, the aircraft burst into flames and burned. The witness stated he did not notice any sound changes in the engines and they appeared by the sound, to be at a full throttle position. Additional witness statements coincide with each other in stating they saw the aircraft in a steep almost vertical climb, banking left to an approximate altitude of 200 to 300? (AGL) and continue to bank left reaching a nose down vertical attitude, impacting the ground and bursting into flames.
The aircraft impacted the ground approximately 200? Of centerline of runway 05. The wreckage was confined to an approximate 200? Circumference of the impact zone. The ground scars indicate the aircraft struck the ground leading with the left wing and the rest of the aircraft followed in a near vertical attitude. The aircraft came to rest approximately 30? Aft (north) of the initial impact in an upright position and burned.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 6, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM AIRCRAFT N555FV A KING AIR E-90 S/N-LW-248 IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BURNED AT THE CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CGZ) APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET WEST OF MIDFIELD OFF OF RUNWAY 05 FATALLY INJURING THE TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. ACCORDING TO THE FAA DATA BASE THE AIRCRAFT N555FV IS OWNED BY SAUO AERO SERVICES LLC LOCATED AT 1461 E PASEO PAVON TUCSON, AZ. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91.
ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY MID-FIELD ON TAKEOFF ROLL HEADING EAST ON RUNWAY 05 AT THE CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM ON FEBRUARY 6, 2013 WHEN HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED QUICKLY TO AN ESTIMATED 45 DEGREE CLIMB. HE THOUGHT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL QUICK AND STEEP ROTATION BUT INTENTIONAL. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED THIS ATTITUDE UNTIL TO AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 150-200? (AGL) AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO YAW LEFT AND CONTINUED TO YAW LEFT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SIMULATING A HAMMERED OR UNCOVER TYPE MANEUVER UNTIL IMPACTING THE GROUND AT A STEEP TO ALMOST STRAIGHT IN ATTITUDE. AT IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED. THE WITNESS STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY SOUND CHANGES IN THE ENGINES AND THEY APPEARED BY THE SOUND, TO BE AT A FULL THROTTLE POSITION. ADDITIONAL WITNESS STATEMENTS COINCIDE WITH EACH OTHER IN STATING THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT IN A STEEP ALMOST VERTICAL CLIMB, BANKING LEFT TO AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 200 TO 300? (AGL) AND CONTINUE TO BANK LEFT REACHING A NOSE DOWN VERTICAL ATTITUDE, IMPACTING THE GROUND AND BURSTING INTO FLAMES.
THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 200? OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 05. THE WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED TO AN APPROXIMATE 200? CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE IMPACT ZONE. THE GROUND SCARS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEADING WITH THE LEFT WING AND THE REST OF THE AIRCRAFT FOLLOWED IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30? AFT (NORTH) OF THE INITIAL IMPACT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND BURNED.
NTSB investigation
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