At 1357 Central time, the airplane was destroyed on impact with terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from Runway 30 at the William John Bell Airport, (M16). The Instrument-rated Commercial pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was intended as a ferry flight to have required maintenance performed. Visual conditions prevailed. All aircraft components of the 1964-vintage airplane were original equipment on the aircraft since new and showed a total time according to the logbooks of 5123 hours. Several witnesses reported hearing abnormal engine sounds during the takeoff. At approximately 100 feet agl, they also heard a pop or bang followed by an immediate right wing drop to approximately a 60-degree angle of bank, followed by an immediate nose-down attitude to near-vertical.
December 1, 2005, Raymond, Miss. / Piper PA-30
At 1357 Central time, the airplane was destroyed on impact with terrain following a loss of control during takeoff from Runway 30 at the William John Bell Airport, (M16). The Instrument-rated Commercial pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The flight was intended as a ferry flight to have required maintenance performed. Visual conditions prevailed. All aircraft components of the 1964-vintage airplane were original equipment on the aircraft since new and showed a total time according to the logbooks of 5123 hours. Several witnesses reported hearing abnormal engine sounds during the takeoff. At approximately 100 feet agl, they also heard a pop or bang followed by an immediate rig...
Key Takeaways:
- A 1964-vintage airplane crashed fatally during takeoff at William John Bell Airport (M16), destroying the aircraft and killing the instrument-rated commercial pilot and two passengers.
- Witnesses reported abnormal engine sounds followed by a "pop or bang" at approximately 100 feet agl, leading to an immediate right wing drop, nose-down attitude, and subsequent loss of control.
- The flight was a ferry operation under visual conditions, intended for required maintenance on the aircraft which had original components and over 5000 hours total time.
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