What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On March 4, 2021 at approximately 1510 local time, aircraft N67013, a Beech C23, took off from Krens Farm Airport (14VA), a private grass runway. The aircraft crashed in a wooded area approximately 400 feet from the departure end of the runway. At that time the Virginia state police and the FAA were notified.
An inspection of the accident site revealed the following:
The main wreckage was found south of the runway. The fuselage was found upside down. The left wingtip was found northeast of the main wreckage. The left wing was separated from the fuselage located approximately 20 feet from the main wreckage. The right wing was located within the main wreckage with the fuselage. The vertical stabilizer and the rudder were found separated into two pieces approximately 15 feet north of the fuselage. Several small pieces of wreckage were found in a small debris field around the main wreckage.
The accident pilot was the holder of an airman certificate with airplane single engine land, airplane multi engine land, and instrument airplane ratings. The accident pilot?s third class medical certificate was current at the time of the accident.
An inspection of the aircraft maintenance logbooks revealed that all inspections were current as of 3/4/2021.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 4, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 LOCAL TIME, AIRCRAFT N67013, A BEECH C23, TOOK OFF FROM KRENS FARM AIRPORT (14VA), A PRIVATE GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT TIME THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE AND THE FAA WERE NOTIFIED.
AN INSPECTION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING:
THE MAIN WRECKAGE WAS FOUND SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE FUSELAGE WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN. THE LEFT WINGTIP WAS FOUND NORTHEAST OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. THE RIGHT WING WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE MAIN WRECKAGE WITH THE FUSELAGE. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND THE RUDDER WERE FOUND SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET NORTH OF THE FUSELAGE. SEVERAL SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE WERE FOUND IN A SMALL DEBRIS FIELD AROUND THE MAIN WRECKAGE.
THE ACCIDENT PILOT WAS THE HOLDER OF AN AIRMAN CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND, AIRPLANE MULTI ENGINE LAND, AND INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE RATINGS. THE ACCIDENT PILOT?S THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS CURRENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF 3/4/2021.
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