MIAMI, FL, USA
N39431
STINSON 10A
THE OWNER OF THE ACFT SAID THAT THE PLT WAS NEGOTIATING TO BUY THE ACFT BUT CONDUCTED THIS FLT WITHOUT PROPER AUTHORITY IN THE ACFT THAT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY. THE PLT HAD LANDED THE ACFT EARLIER IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DECLARING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND RPM. AFTER LOOKING THE PLANE OVER AND CHARGING THE BATTERY TO GET THE ACFT STARTED THE PLT TOOK OFF AGAIN AND STRUGGLED HALFWAY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN A SEMI-STALLED STATE UNTIL HE CRASHED AND NOSED OVER.THE PLT GAVE A FICTICIOUS NAME TO AUTHORITIES AND DISAPPEARED. HIS TRUE IDENTITY WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE OWNER SAID THE PLT HAD READ THE ACFT LOGBOOKS AND KNEW THE ACFT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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