What happened
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On January 7, 2023, approximately 1313L, a quad city challenger 2 aircraft, privacy data omitted, took off from Auburn Municipal Airport (S50), for harvey field airport (S43). Shortly after takeoff, approximately 9 miles south of renton airport (krnt), the pilot in command (PIC), reported to krnt, that he was experiencing aircraft controllability issues. The PIC called krnt advising them that their left aileron was stuck, the aircraft was circling, and that they were going to land in a field. Krnt lost radio communication with the pilot and immediately called 911 to notify emergency services. The 911 dispatcher called back to renton tower to tell them that the aircraft crashed into a storage facility in Kent, WA @ 1319L. The local police and fire department responded and the two individuals aboard the aircraft were transported to harborview medical center, WA in critical condition. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Weather data observed at the time from krnt: speci krnt 072128Z 00000KT 5SM -ra br BKN048 OVC060 08/07 A2980
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 7, 2023, APPROXIMATELY 1313L, A QUAD CITY CHALLENGER 2 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK OFF FROM AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S50), FOR HARVEY FIELD AIRPORT (S43). SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES SOUTH OF RENTON AIRPORT (KRNT), THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), REPORTED TO KRNT, THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING AIRCRAFT CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES. THE PIC CALLED KRNT ADVISING THEM THAT THEIR LEFT AILERON WAS STUCK, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING, AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO LAND IN A FIELD. KRNT LOST RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH THE PILOT AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 TO NOTIFY EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE 911 DISPATCHER CALLED BACK TO RENTON TOWER TO TELL THEM THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A STORAGE FACILITY IN KENT, WA @ 1319L. THE LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND THE TWO INDIVIDUALS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE TRANSPORTED TO HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, WA IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WEATHER DATA OBSERVED AT THE TIME FROM KRNT: SPECI KRNT 072128Z 00000KT 5SM -RA BR BKN048 OVC060 08/07 A2980
NTSB investigation
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