# Accident 20050108003019A: Beech A35, Knoxville, TN, January 8, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2005, 22:02 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8861° N, 83.9772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8861&lon=-83.9772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501B-2010-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- Reported engine: CONT E185*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 537 total, 53 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050108003019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 EDT, N501B, WHILE ON VISUAL NIGHT APPROACH TO SKY RANCH AIRPORT (TN98) NEAR KNOXVILLE, TN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON A RIDGE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT APPROACH THE RIDGE THEN TURN TOWARD THE AIRPORT. HE LOST SIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT HEARD THE IMPACT WITH TREES. ANOTHER WITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT INCREASE POWER THEN THE SOUND OF IMPACT.

## 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 ATL05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA042), Jan 9, 2005: Beech 35 (N501B), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in the in-flight collision with trees. A factor was dark night.

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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