19861227071609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech STC35 · Blountville, TN · December 27, 1986

Date
December 27, 1986 · 19:19 local
Place
Blountville, TN
Airport
Tri-City Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N210M
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL87FA051
Reported as
Beech STC35
Reported engine
Continental IO470J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
2,223 total741 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft descended below glideslope and struck trees. Suspect attitude indicator failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED BELOW GLIDESLOPE AND STRUCK TREES. SUSPECT ATTITUDE INDICATOR FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.