# Accident 19850303040709A: Beech C23, Knoxville, TN, March 3, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1985, 17:00 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown Island
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9638° N, 83.8737° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9638&lon=-83.8737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2013K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 13 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850303040709A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STALLED INTO TREES. FUEL SELECTOR BUMPED TO OFF. A D ON FUEL SELECTOR NOT COMPLIED.

## 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 ATL85LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA105), Mar 3, 1985: Beech C23 (N2013K), Knoxville, TN, destroyed

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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