Hawker T Mk 7A accident near Pittston, PA
On July 22, 2003, a Hawker T Mk 7A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pittston, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 22, 2003
- Place
- Pittston, PA
- Aircraft
- Hawker T Mk 7A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.316°N, 75.735°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030808X01294
Official records · NYC03FA164
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC transcripts prepared by NTSB: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC transcirpt prepared by FAA and controller statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 22, 2003, at 0859 eastern daylight time, an unregistered Hawker Hunter T Mk. 7A, was destroyed when it struck terrain in Pittston, Pennsylvania, after it departed from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), Avoca, Pennsylvania. The airplane was owned and operated by Northern Lights Aerobatic Team, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the positioning flight. No flight plan had been filed for the flight that was destined for Burlington International Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The owner reported that the purpose of the flight was to position the airplane from Wilkes-Barre, to Burlington, where he planned to apply for an import certificate to bring the airplane into Canada. The owner further reported that he had not applied to Transport Canada, for a Canadian registration and airworthiness certificate. The pilot had performed three aborted takeoffs in the 4 days that preceded the accident flight. The people on scene during the aborted takeoffs and accident flight were the owner, and two non-certificated mechanics. The air/ground communication tapes received from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), control tower were reviewed, and transcripts prepared for each aborted takeoff. Each aborted takeoff was preceded by the departure of a Piper Navajo, PA-31-350, Canadian registration C-GULM, which was registered to the operator. The Navajo was piloted by the owner, and in addition carried the two non-ce
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, after the engine experienced a partial power loss for undetermined reasons. Factors were the pilot's improper preflight planning by his failure to determine if the airplane was airworthy, and the operators inadequate maintenance on the airplane, the use of non-certificated mechanics to perform the work on the airplane, and his failure to ensure the airplan
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
