20061230029159A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 23 · Bee Tree Dam, NC · December 30, 2006

Date: December 30, 2006 · 11:15 local
Place: Bee Tree Dam, NC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N2319L
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC07CA010
Reported as: Beech 23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 129 total85 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2319LRegistration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Beech 23S/N M-145 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot left Ohio, with plans to stop in hendersonville, NC for fuel on his way to orlando, Florida. He did not verify amount of fuel in tanks before departing, he did not file a flight plan, he did not get a weather breifing before departing from Ohio. He listened to a local ASOS station. He states as he got closer to hendersonville (0A7), visibility decreased to IMC then he flew into trees. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LEFT OHIO, WITH PLANS TO STOP IN HENDERSONVILLE, NC FOR FUEL ON HIS WAY TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA. HE DID NOT VERIFY AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANKS BEFORE DEPARTING, HE DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN, HE DID NOT GET A WEATHER BREIFING BEFORE DEPARTING FROM OHIO. HE LISTENED TO A LOCAL ASOS STATION. HE STATES AS HE GOT CLOSER TO HENDERSONVILLE (0A7), VISIBILITY DECREASED TO IMC THEN HE FLEW INTO TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC07CA010Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAsheville, NCThe pilot's continued VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees. Factors associated with the accident were fog and low ceilings.Dec 30, 2006 · Substantial damage