# Accident 19871224071739A: Beech C23, Crossville, TN, December 24, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1987, 13:00 local time
- Place: Crossville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4292° N, 84.9290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4292&lon=-84.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6571R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6571R-1993-10-27) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871224071739A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA IN IMC. WAS TRYING TO MAKE A 180 AND CLEAR CLOUDS. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.

## 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 ATL88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA067), Dec 24, 1987: Beech B23 (N6571R), Crossville, 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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