What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot operated the aircraft from chatham municipal airport (cqx) to at Quonset State Airport (oqu) on 10 aug 2024, the flight terminating in a crash at 1633 hours. At the time of this flight the pilot did not have private pilots license, a third-class medial certificate, nor appropriate endorsements as a student pilot to operate the aircraft. Flight records provided by the pilot show no time operating a convetion gear, complex or high powered aircrft. The operatiors only time in type was the above flight lasting approximately 1 hour.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT FROM CHATHAM MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (CQX) TO AT QUONSET STATE AIRPORT (OQU) ON 10 AUG 2024, THE FLIGHT TERMINATING IN A CRASH AT 1633 HOURS. AT THE TIME OF THIS FLIGHT THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE PRIVATE PILOTS LICENSE, A THIRD-CLASS MEDIAL CERTIFICATE, NOR APPROPRIATE ENDORSEMENTS AS A STUDENT PILOT TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT RECORDS PROVIDED BY THE PILOT SHOW NO TIME OPERATING A CONVETION GEAR, COMPLEX OR HIGH POWERED AIRCRFT. THE OPERATIORS ONLY TIME IN TYPE WAS THE ABOVE FLIGHT LASTING APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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