# Accident 20011204031909A: Beech T42A, Johnson City, TN, December 4, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Johnson City, TN
- Airport: Johnson City Stol
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3597° N, 82.3128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3597&lon=-82.3128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50KF-2003-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T42A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011204031909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS AIRPORT, VJI, TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO JOHNSON CITY, TN 0A4, VFR. AT 0A4 HE MADE A LOW PASS DOWN RUNWAY 22 HITTING A TREE TOP WITH THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND DESCENDED INTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING SHEARING OFF THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE LEFT WING. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 175 FEET BEYOND THE BUILDING AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 MIA02FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA039), Dec 4, 2001: Beech BE-55-T42A (N50KF), Johnson City, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the tree resulting in a collision with the tree, subsequent collision with a building, and the ground.

## Other reports on N50KF (1)

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

- [Incident 20010717022859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010717022859I), Jul 17, 2001: Beech 95B55 (N50KF), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) On July 17, 2001, N50KF, a BE-55 airplane, piloted by david r. simeur made an intentional gear-up landing at Cecil airport, Jacksonville, Florida. Mr.…

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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