What happened
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Aircraft departed runway 01 from James Rhodes airport (I43) at 1136, radar indicated active precipitation present at the time of the takeoff with snow/freezing rain. Witness states the airplane was observed flying over a home on an approximate right downwind for runway 01 near the departure end of runway 19. It then made a turn to the left and across the runway. It then turned left eventually ending up near a base location for runway 19, before crashing about 0.5 north of the departure end of runway 01 at a position right of the extended centerline of runway 01.
The night prior the airplane took on 10 gallons of fuel at Jackson, OH. All 4 fuel caps in place. Both tip tanks and main tanks were broken and partially burned.
Site infomation: the airplane struck the ground in a nose low/left wing slightly low, uncontrolled attitude. The latitude and longitude of the main fuselage was: N38 59 46 and w 82 34 16. The wreckage path was approximately 30 feet in length. The wreckage path was oriented toward 270 magnetic. The fuselage came to rest oriented toward 110 degrees magnetic. The fuselage and engine came to rest upright and was distroyed by post inpact fire.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 01 FROM JAMES RHODES AIRPORT (I43) AT 1136, RADAR INDICATED ACTIVE PRECIPITATION PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE TAKEOFF WITH SNOW/FREEZING RAIN. WITNESS STATES THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED FLYING OVER A HOME ON AN APPROXIMATE RIGHT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 01 NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 19. IT THEN MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND ACROSS THE RUNWAY. IT THEN TURNED LEFT EVENTUALLY ENDING UP NEAR A BASE LOCATION FOR RUNWAY 19, BEFORE CRASHING ABOUT 0.5 NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 01 AT A POSITION RIGHT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 01.
THE NIGHT PRIOR THE AIRPLANE TOOK ON 10 GALLONS OF FUEL AT JACKSON, OH. ALL 4 FUEL CAPS IN PLACE. BOTH TIP TANKS AND MAIN TANKS WERE BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURNED.
SITE INFOMATION: THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW/LEFT WING SLIGHTLY LOW, UNCONTROLLED ATTITUDE. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF THE MAIN FUSELAGE WAS: N38 59 46 AND W 82 34 16. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN LENGTH. THE WRECKAGE PATH WAS ORIENTED TOWARD 270 MAGNETIC. THE FUSELAGE CAME TO REST ORIENTED TOWARD 110 DEGREES MAGNETIC. THE FUSELAGE AND ENGINE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND WAS DISTROYED BY POST INPACT FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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