# Incident 19951013036909I: Beech 35A33, Dayton, TN, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 15:37 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4950° N, 85.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4950&lon=-85.0086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8783M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783M-2021-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35A33
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 205 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013036909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN AND RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM LANSING MICHIGAN FLIGHT SERVICE ON 10-13-95. THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL UN-FORECAST WEATHER WAS ENCOUNTERED APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. THE PILOT MADE AN ATTEMPT TO FLY BACK INTO BETTER VFR WEATHER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. PILOT CONTACTED CHA APPROACH AND WAS VECTORED AND ADVISED BY CHA APPROACH THAT THE SHERIFF WOULD BLOCK A PORTION OF HWY. 127 FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO ATTEMPT AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. PILOT WAS COUNSELED. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

## Other reports on N8783M (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20201003016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201003016859A), Oct 3, 2020: Beech A23 (N8783M), Spruce Pines, NC, Substantial damage. The pilot stated the flight was normal from K62 to 7A8. Upon arriving at 7A8 at an altitude of 7500 ft., he performed a circling descent to enter the traffic…
- [Incident 19980419011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419011279I), Apr 19, 1998: Beech A23 (N8783M), Bay St Louis, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: during cruise the pilot stated engine began to run rough and while over the airport a cylinder failed knocking hole in side of cowling. Pilot…

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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