# Accident 20000802008129A: Beech A36, Clarksville, TN, August 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2000, 06:40 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Airport: Outlaw Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5596° N, 87.3401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5596&lon=-87.3401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86BC-2000-11-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000802008129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08/02/00 AT APPROX. 0630 CDT DURING AN IFR LOC APPROACH TO CKY RUNWAY 35, A/C N86BC A BEECHCRAFT A36 STRUCK A TREE OR TREES NEAR THE RUNWAY AND THEN BROKE OUT AT APPROX. MID-FIELD. THE A/C CONTINUED IN LOW LEVEL FLIGHT. UNABLE TO CLIMB APPROACH CONTROL AT FT CAMPBELL DIRECTED THE A/C TO FT CAMPBELLS SABER FIELD. A 2200 FT HELI RUNWAY. THE A/C CRASHED SHORT OF FORT CAMPBELL SABER FIELD AFTER LOSS OF POWER. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ATL00LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA074), Aug 2, 2000: Beech A36 (N86BC), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow published instrument approach procedures, and collided with a tree while executing a missed approach. Factors were low clouds, fog and a tree.

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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