# Accident 19921002040029A: Beech E55, Chattanooga, TN, October 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1992, 17:04 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0007° N, 85.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0007&lon=-85.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,511 total, 310 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002040029A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL WING WAS STRUCK BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE MODEL AIRPLANE. LANDED SAFELY WITH DAMAGED WING AND AILERON.

## 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 ATL93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA002), Oct 2, 1992: Beech E-55 (N10BS), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF AN UNKNOWN PERSON TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES BY OPERATING A RADIO-CONTROLLED MODEL PLANE IN AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN AIRSPACE.

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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