Piper PA-22-108 N5048Z

Summary

On 18 August 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5048Z, operated by Jeffery Quinn, was involved in an accident near Monmouth, Maine, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

18 August 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Monmouth, Maine, United States

Coordinates

44.2014, -69.9914

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-108

Registration

N5048Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jeffery Quinn

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Monmouth → Monmouth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA501

Nobody was injured.

Operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot and his failure to maintain airplane control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A witness stated that he was mowing his grass when an airplane crashed in his front yard. The pilot exited the airplane and instructed him not to notify the police. The pilot left the scene and returned a short time later with another individual and a forklift. The airplane was removed from the residence and taken to a storage facility without authorization from law enforcement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or the NTSB. FAA inspectors were unable to locate the wreckage for inspection. Review of FAA records showed that the registration had been canceled by the previous owner and transferred to the new owner. According to the police report and the witness report, the person flying the airplane at the time of the accident was the new owner of the airplane. Review of FAA records revealed no pilot certification for the operator of the accident airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.