# Accident 20220903021559A: Beech C90A, Tupelo, MS, September 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2022, 15:21 local time
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2645° N, 88.7147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2645&lon=-88.7147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C90A (registry code 1152911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C90A
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220903021559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SUBJECT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IN TUPELO, MS. TOOK WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE AIRPORT (SOMERVILL TN.). JUST AFTER TAKING OFF, HE CALLED 911 TO REPORT THAT HE INTENDED TO CRASH THE AIRCRAFT IN TO THE LOCAL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STORE IN TUPELO, MS. PILOT DID NOT,PILOT INSTEAD, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT AROUND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI FOR THE NEXT 5.3 HOURS WITH ONLY AN ASEL STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFICATION. PILOT EVENTUALLY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOY BEAN FIELD 4 MILES WEST OF THE RIPLEY, MS AIRPORT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY ARRESTED BY THE LOCAL BENTON CO SHERIFF. STATE CRIMINAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE LEE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FURTHER FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES BY THE FBI. THOSE INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE. A REFERRAL IS ALSO BEING SUBMITTED TO FAA MEDICAL FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION IN THE STATUS OF PILOTS CURRENT MEDICAL AUTHORIZATION.MEDICAL THIRD PRIVATE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN22LA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA428), Sep 3, 2022: Beech C90A (N342ER), Tupelo, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The uncertificated pilot’s criminal act of stealing the airplane and later performing an off-airport landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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