Beechcraft C90A N342ER
3 September 2022 · Tupelo, Mississippi, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 September 2022 at about 15:21 local time, a Beechcraft C90A registered N342ER was involved in an accident near Tupelo, Mississippi, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2645, -88.7148
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft C90A
- Registration
- N342ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1987
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tupelo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA428
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The uncertificated pilot’s criminal act of stealing the airplane and later performing an off-airport landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2022 | Beechcraft C90A | Temixco, Mexico | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Dec 2022 | Beechcraft C90A | Kaupo, Hawaii, United States | Guardian Flight LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Aug 2020 | Beechcraft C90A | Fortuna, California, United States | Guardian Flight, Llc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Beechcraft C90A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 21 Dec 2024 | Beechcraft C90A | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Guardian Flight LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Beechcraft C90A | Helena, Montana, United States | Bank of Utah Trustee | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2022 | Beechcraft 36 | Tupelo, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2022 | Cessna L-19E | Sunflower, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Beechcraft 200 | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | Hlaf Aeta LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2022 | Bellanca 17-30A | Madison, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2022 | Cessna 172 | Cleveland, Mississippi, United States | Delta State University | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Piper PA-46-600TP | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |