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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beets Larry Joe PROTECH PT2 · Columbia, MS · April 25, 2023

Date: April 25, 2023 · 19:01 local
Place: Columbia, MS
Airport: Marion County
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N44048
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA166
Reported as: Beets Larry Joe Protech PT2
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N44048Registered now · Beets Larry Joe PROTECH PT2S/N 1998 · Built 1998 Airframe modelBeets Larry Joe PROTECH PT2 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot;76-year-OLD; no injuries and no insurance; aircraft total loss. Pilot has no means of electronic media (no email, nor computer access) all correspondence has to be done via usps or phone call.

Pilot provided brief statement." Was flying all was well engine quit loss of power tried restart. Per conference NTSB aircraft was removed from crash site by aircraft privacy data omittedpilot.

Crash site 010:30 long:31DEG06MIN12 deg n; lat:89DEG 46MIN 51DEGW; aircraft total loss; no injuries reported

Aircraft current location;privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

PILOT;76-YEAR-OLD; NO INJURIES AND NO INSURANCE; AIRCRAFT TOTAL LOSS. PILOT HAS NO MEANS OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA (NO EMAIL, NOR COMPUTER ACCESS) ALL CORRESPONDENCE HAS TO BE DONE VIA USPS OR PHONE CALL.

PILOT PROVIDED BRIEF STATEMENT." WAS FLYING ALL WAS WELL ENGINE QUIT LOSS OF POWER TRIED RESTART. PER CONFERENCE NTSB AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM CRASH SITE BY AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT.

CRASH SITE 010:30 LONG:31DEG06MIN12 DEG N; LAT:89DEG 46MIN 51DEGW; AIRCRAFT TOTAL LOSS; NO INJURIES REPORTED

AIRCRAFT CURRENT LOCATION;^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA166Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportColumbia, MSThe pilot’s lack of proper maintenance, which allowed the fuel filters to become obstructed, leading to fuel starvation and a subsequent engine power loss.Apr 25, 2023 · Substantial damage