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Orlando, FL
Law enforcement personnel found the airplane crashed on the runway during the night. No one was located at the crash site. Law enforcement personnel recorded the airplane as having been stolen on their written report.
On June 28, 1995, about 0130 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-23-250, N25AT, registered to a private individual, operated by an unknown person, crashed on takeoff at the Orlando Country Airport, Orlando, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. It is not known if the pilot sustained any injuries. The flight originated about 2 minutes before the accident. The Orlando Country Airport Manager stated she was asleep at her house on the airport when she heard an airplane engine start. A short time later the Orange County Sheriff Department called and informed her that an airplane had crashed on the airport. No one was located at the crash site. The Orange County Sheriff Department recorded the airplane as having been stolen on their written report.