Beechcraft 77 N3815Z
20 June 2020 · Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 2020 at about 12:00 local time, a Beechcraft 77 registered N3815Z was involved in an accident near Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were 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 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4069, -82.0211
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 77
- Registration
- N3815Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1981
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morristown → Newport News
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA222
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot and his passenger departed on a visual flight rules cross country flight and entered instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot decided to continue climbing, and when the airplane exited the clouds, the student pilot saw the top of a mountain and trees directly in front of him. He “stalled” the airplane to reduce speed and the airplane impacted trees at a speed of about 60 knots before it descended to the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, but the student pilot and the passenger were uninjured. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane what would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further stated that he made a mistake and took full responsibility for the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2019 | Beechcraft 77 | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 2021 | Beechcraft 77 | Stanley, New Mexico, United States | Gillett Drew A | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2018 | Beechcraft 77 | Odessa, Texas, United States | Russ Padgett | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2022 | Beechcraft 77 | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Beechcraft 77 | Hemet, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Beechcraft 77 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Aug 2020 | Beechcraft 55 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2020 | Ercoupe 415 | Rogersville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 2020 | Rockwell 112 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2020 | Rotorsport Uk MTOSPORT 2017 | Springfield, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2020 | Piper PA22 | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Piper PA28 | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | Lebanon Flying Club | Fatal | 3 |