What happened
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Operator shelton hardy found ^torben christensen^ via the internet to hire as his pilot for aerial spraying service. Friday morning, July 24th, mr hardy gave pilot ^christensen^ his knowledge and skill test. Friday afternoon pilot ^christensen^ flew his first spraying application flight for aerial spraying service. Saturday morning July 25th at approximately 0825 local time N731MB, piloted by ^torben christensen^, took off from Peanut Field, struck a tree and power lines off the end of the grass runway, and came to rest across edward grady road. The aircraft suffered substantial damage.
The aircraft was in normal operating conditions and the weather was VFR for a morning take off to complete the cotton spraying mission. The aircraft pre take off check was normal and the acceleration and take off were normal. There was light and variable wind reported for the take off on the 4000' airfield. The pilot confessed of having a few drinks with his boss the night before. After the accident the state highway patrol noticed the pilot's blood shot eyes and a smell of alcohol on the pilots breath. ^after a standard sample of the pilot's breath at 0859 it registered at .07. At, 0915 a second sample was taken and registered .07. Pilot christensen was notified of the results and taken into custody. Trooper myers transported Mr. Christensen to the duplin county jail for an intox test. A chemical analysis of his breath was taken at 1056 which registered a blood alcohol content of .05 and a second analysis was taken at 1058 of.04.
Pilot christensen appeared before Mr. Bryant mciver at the dublin county magistrates office, was given an unsecured bond and released to Mr. Shelton hardy.^
As the FAA filed it
OPERATOR SHELTON HARDY FOUND ^TORBEN CHRISTENSEN^ VIA THE INTERNET TO HIRE AS HIS PILOT FOR AERIAL SPRAYING SERVICE. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 24TH, MR HARDY GAVE PILOT ^CHRISTENSEN^ HIS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TEST. FRIDAY AFTERNOON PILOT ^CHRISTENSEN^ FLEW HIS FIRST SPRAYING APPLICATION FLIGHT FOR AERIAL SPRAYING SERVICE. SATURDAY MORNING JULY 25TH AT APPROXIMATELY 0825 LOCAL TIME N731MB, PILOTED BY ^TORBEN CHRISTENSEN^, TOOK OFF FROM PEANUT FIELD, STRUCK A TREE AND POWER LINES OFF THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST ACROSS EDWARD GRADY ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND THE WEATHER WAS VFR FOR A MORNING TAKE OFF TO COMPLETE THE COTTON SPRAYING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT PRE TAKE OFF CHECK WAS NORMAL AND THE ACCELERATION AND TAKE OFF WERE NORMAL. THERE WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND REPORTED FOR THE TAKE OFF ON THE 4000' AIRFIELD. THE PILOT CONFESSED OF HAVING A FEW DRINKS WITH HIS BOSS THE NIGHT BEFORE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL NOTICED THE PILOT'S BLOOD SHOT EYES AND A SMELL OF ALCOHOL ON THE PILOTS BREATH. ^AFTER A STANDARD SAMPLE OF THE PILOT'S BREATH AT 0859 IT REGISTERED AT .07. AT, 0915 A SECOND SAMPLE WAS TAKEN AND REGISTERED .07. PILOT CHRISTENSEN WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. TROOPER MYERS TRANSPORTED MR. CHRISTENSEN TO THE DUPLIN COUNTY JAIL FOR AN INTOX TEST. A CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF HIS BREATH WAS TAKEN AT 1056 WHICH REGISTERED A BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT OF .05 AND A SECOND ANALYSIS WAS TAKEN AT 1058 OF.04.
PILOT CHRISTENSEN APPEARED BEFORE MR. BRYANT MCIVER AT THE DUBLIN COUNTY MAGISTRATES OFFICE, WAS GIVEN AN UNSECURED BOND AND RELEASED TO MR. SHELTON HARDY.^
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