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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · North American SNJ-5 · Elk Park, NC · April 28, 2000

Date: April 28, 2000 · 16:12 local
Place: Elk Park, NC
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3187G
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00FA141

N3187GRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2000 · North American SNJ-5S/N 52022 Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5

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What happened

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(-23)Fatal-no action, N3187G, an SNJ5 operated by PIC keith shell on a CFR part 91 flight enroute from hky-tyq with 1 passenger aboard departed hky VFR and once airborne filed IFR. Departed from hky was reported to be at 1551 local and requesting IFR to tyq. At 15:58:43 local cleared direct to holston mountain and direct to tyq at eight thousand. At 15:58:49 the PIC acknowledged. Between 15:58:54 and 16:02:05 different frequencies tried until the appropiate code was squaked. At 16:09:23 R48 requested a verification IFR clearence to tyq and at 16:09:29 PIC acknowledged. At 16:12 radio contact was lost with N3187G. N3187G contacted trees and ground at 3974 Beech mountain road, 2 miles north of elk river airport. The aircraft was destroyed and caught fire. Radar confirms a turn eastbound and at altitudes below eight thousand, N3187G was off radar at fifythree hundred. The weather at the time was heavy fog down to the tree tops and possible condition present.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)FATAL-NO ACTION, N3187G, AN SNJ5 OPERATED BY PIC KEITH SHELL ON A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT ENROUTE FROM HKY-TYQ WITH 1 PASSENGER ABOARD DEPARTED HKY VFR AND ONCE AIRBORNE FILED IFR. DEPARTED FROM HKY WAS REPORTED TO BE AT 1551 LOCAL AND REQUESTING IFR TO TYQ. AT 15:58:43 LOCAL CLEARED DIRECT TO HOLSTON MOUNTAIN AND DIRECT TO TYQ AT EIGHT THOUSAND. AT 15:58:49 THE PIC ACKNOWLEDGED. BETWEEN 15:58:54 AND 16:02:05 DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES TRIED UNTIL THE APPROPIATE CODE WAS SQUAKED. AT 16:09:23 R48 REQUESTED A VERIFICATION IFR CLEARENCE TO TYQ AND AT 16:09:29 PIC ACKNOWLEDGED. AT 16:12 RADIO CONTACT WAS LOST WITH N3187G. N3187G CONTACTED TREES AND GROUND AT 3974 BEECH MOUNTAIN ROAD, 2 MILES NORTH OF ELK RIVER AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND CAUGHT FIRE. RADAR CONFIRMS A TURN EASTBOUND AND AT ALTITUDES BELOW EIGHT THOUSAND, N3187G WAS OFF RADAR AT FIFYTHREE HUNDRED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS HEAVY FOG DOWN TO THE TREE TOPS AND POSSIBLE CONDITION PRESENT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA00FA141Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportElk Park, NCThe inflight loss of control for undetermined reasons resulting in the airplane colliding with mountainous terrain during the uncontrolled descent.Apr 28, 2000 · Destroyed