Event CEN22LA428

2022-09-03 Tupelo, Mississippi, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N342ER

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BEECH C90A

Year of manufacture

1987 · 35 years old at event

Engine

P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (1050 hp)

Seats / Engines

9 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19871120

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A3C530

Registrant of record

SOUTHEAST AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N342ER Beech C90A None

Probable cause & findings

The uncertificated pilot’s criminal act of stealing the airplane and later performing an off-airport landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.

Factual narrative

The uncertificated pilot stole the accident airplane with the intent of crashing it into a department store located 2 miles southeast of the airport. However, he continued to fly the airplane in the area for several hours until he performed an off-airport landing in a field 32 miles northwest of the departure airport that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s fuselage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-(general)-Not specified
— Personnel issues-Miscellaneous-Intentional act-Stolen/unauthorized-Other

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_CEN22LA428.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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