# Accident 19860222006079A: Beech G18S, Cherokee, TN, February 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1986, 07:30 local time
- Place: Cherokee, TN
- Airport: Martin Campbell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AZFA
- Location: 34.9907° N, 84.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9907&lon=-84.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74FA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86MA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86MA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860222006079A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED TREES AFTER SLOW DESCENT. UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PILOT PRIOR TO CRASH. FATIGUE AND ALCOHOL A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL86MA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86MA080), Feb 22, 1986: Beech G18S (N74FA), Copperhill, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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