What happened
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07/06/15 N59024 departed N66. Shortly after take off the aircraft experienced engine trouble and crashed landed in a field approximately 6 miles north of N66
Runway 24. The new york state police responded to the report of an aircraft crash and reported the pilot sustained serious injuries.
07/07/2015 Two inspectors from the albany NY flight standards district office (FSDO) arrived at the scene at approximately 10:30AM observing the aircraft sustained major structural damage to the point of being destroyed. All three propeller blades severely bent aft. Various internal engine compartment components damaged. Left and right cabin doors departed from aircraft and damaged. Aircraft fuselage bent at multiple locations and torn at approximately 3 feet aft of cabin door. The outboard section of the right wing approximatly 5 ft outboard of wing root, separated from wing only being held by flight control cables. Left wing fuel tank shows some evidence of fuel, unable to access right fuel tank filler cap at this time . The fuel selector positioned in the right fuel tank position. The engine oil quantity gage shows no indication of oil. All engine controls appear connected. All flight controls unable to be operated.
07/09/15 An inspector from the albany FSDO returned to the scene to further investigate and view aircraft removal. The left and right fuel tanks were drained and a total of approximately 5 - 6 gallons were drained from left wing fuel tank. No fuel was present in the right fuel tank. No evidence of fuel on ground in area of accident. No fuel was present in the fuel line from the gascolator to the engine fuel control unit . No fuel was present in the fuel line from the engine fuel control unit to the flow divider. The fuel quantity system was unable to be operationally checked.
As the FAA filed it
07/06/15 N59024 DEPARTED N66. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE AND CRASHED LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES NORTH OF N66
RUNWAY 24. THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT CRASH AND REPORTED THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.
07/07/2015 TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE ALBANY NY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30AM OBSERVING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE POINT OF BEING DESTROYED. ALL THREE PROPELLER BLADES SEVERELY BENT AFT. VARIOUS INTERNAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS DAMAGED. LEFT AND RIGHT CABIN DOORS DEPARTED FROM AIRCRAFT AND DAMAGED.AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE BENT AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND TORN AT APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET AFT OF CABIN DOOR. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING APPROXIMATLY 5 FT OUTBOARD OF WING ROOT, SEPARATED FROM WING ONLY BEING HELD BY FLIGHT CONTROL CABLES. LEFT WING FUEL TANK SHOWS SOME EVIDENCE OF FUEL, UNABLE TO ACCESS RIGHT FUEL TANK FILLER CAP AT THIS TIME . THE FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK POSITION.THE ENGINE OIL QUANTITY GAGE SHOWS NO INDICATION OF OIL. ALL ENGINE CONTROLS APPEAR CONNECTED. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS UNABLE TO BE OPERATED.
07/09/15 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ALBANY FSDO RETURNED TO THE SCENE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE AND VIEW AIRCRAFT REMOVAL. THE LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS WERE DRAINED AND A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 5 - 6 GALLONS WERE DRAINED FROM LEFT WING FUEL TANK. NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL ON GROUND IN AREA OF ACCIDENT. NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE GASCOLATOR TO THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT . NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINE FROM THE ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT TO THE FLOW DIVIDER. THE FUEL QUANTITY SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO BE OPERATIONALLY CHECKED.
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