What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 07/07 2023, our offices were notified of this accident. The follwing are the facts and/or relevant notes pertaining:
- Aircraft departed ADS on 7/6/2023 at approx 2300 local hours with pilot in command and 1 passenger on board with destination of M79.
- Flight was being conducted under part 91 operations
- Aircraft crashed in a field about 1 mile west of M79 runway approach at approximately 0025 local on 7/7/2023
- Aircraft was completely destoryed and both souls on board were fatalities
Inevestigative efforts began
- Location of wreckage was made difficult. It was later discovered that the emergency locator transmitter was in the "off position"
- Pilot had a valid/current FAA pilot cert
- Pilot medical 3rd class medical was expired at the time of accident.
- We reviewed falcon radar footage from ADS to mlu that was provided to us by ato qa office.
- We reviewed metars data provided to us by FAA regional office
- We attempted to obtain pilot weather briefing from mulitple sources to include ADS tower, leidos, and forefleight but we were not able confirm.
- We reviewed ctv surveilance footage that was provided to us from the local sherrif's courthouse just outside of M79 airport to confirm local weather.
- Reviewed all aircraft maintenance records and aircraft wreckage
- Pilot flight records were never reviewed as they have not yet been located.
- Confirmed with local fueling FBO at ADS that pilot took 35.9 gallons of fuel the morning of 7/6/2023.
- Toxicology kits sent to local coroner and cami on both deceased.
As the FAA filed it
ON 07/07 2023, OUR OFFICES WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE FOLLWING ARE THE FACTS AND/OR RELEVANT NOTES PERTAINING:
- AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADS ON 7/6/2023 AT APPROX 2300 LOCAL HOURS WITH PILOT IN COMMAND AND 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD WITH DESTINATION OF M79.
- FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 OPERATIONS
- AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF M79 RUNWAY APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 0025 LOCAL ON 7/7/2023
- AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTORYED AND BOTH SOULS ON BOARD WERE FATALITIES
INEVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS BEGAN
- LOCATION OF WRECKAGE WAS MADE DIFFICULT. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER WAS IN THE "OFF POSITION"
- PILOT HAD A VALID/CURRENT FAA PILOT CERT
- PILOT MEDICAL 3RD CLASS MEDICAL WAS EXPIRED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
- WE REVIEWED FALCON RADAR FOOTAGE FROM ADS TO MLU THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US BY ATO QA OFFICE.
- WE REVIEWED METARS DATA PROVIDED TO US BY FAA REGIONAL OFFICE
- WE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING FROM MULITPLE SOURCES TO INCLUDE ADS TOWER, LEIDOS, AND FOREFLEIGHT BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE CONFIRM.
- WE REVIEWED CTV SURVEILANCE FOOTAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US FROM THE LOCAL SHERRIF'S COURTHOUSE JUST OUTSIDE OF M79 AIRPORT TO CONFIRM LOCAL WEATHER.
- REVIEWED ALL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE
- PILOT FLIGHT RECORDS WERE NEVER REVIEWED AS THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN LOCATED.
- CONFIRMED WITH LOCAL FUELING FBO AT ADS THAT PILOT TOOK 35.9 GALLONS OF FUEL THE MORNING OF 7/6/2023.
- TOXICOLOGY KITS SENT TO LOCAL CORONER AND CAMI ON BOTH DECEASED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.