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.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA428 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Sep 3, 2022
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Tupelo, Mississippi
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Beech C90A
- N-number
- N342ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1987
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- UNK
- Purpose of flight
- UNK
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.