# Accident 19840721036319A: Beech C23, Gainesboro, TN, July 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1984, 16:40 local time
- Place: Gainesboro, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3603° N, 85.6505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3603&lon=-85.6505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18355, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18355-1988-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 55 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721036319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT STRUCK STATIC LINE ABOVE POWERLINES DURING LOW LEVEL FLIGHT OVER RIVER. FIRE STARTED IN WING AFTER LANDING

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA231), Jul 21, 1984: Beech C23 (N18355), Gainesboro, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N18355 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860618041379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618041379I), Jun 18, 1986: Beech C23 (N18355), Waverly, TN. Aircraft bounced on landing. Solo student over corrected and landed on nose gear causing collapse.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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