Circumstances of the Flight
The aircraft departed Cleveland, Ohio, at approximately 0915 hours on an unauthorized flight destined for Atlantic City, New Jersey. The pilot was not authorized to operate the aircraft or conduct the flight because his pilot license had been revoked in 1977 for repeatedly violating Federal Aviation Regulations.
Sequence of Events
Near Altoona, Pennsylvania, the pilot encountered instrument flight rules (IFR) weather conditions. Subsequently, the aircraft experienced an inflight separation of a control surface. The aircraft then impacted the ground in a near-vertical attitude. No postcrash fire occurred. The pilot was not in contact with any air traffic control facility during the flight, and there is no record of any weather briefing obtained by the pilot.
Pilot Information
The pilot's flight times were not reported and are not available for this incident.