20190713011519A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Aircraft · Oliver Springs, TN · July 13, 2019

Date
July 13, 2019 · 18:56 local
Place
Oliver Springs, TN
Airport
Oliver Springs
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed under VFR flight rules from Oliver Springs private airport (TN08) in Oliver Springs, Tennessee. The aircraft crashed approximately 300 yds from the departure end of runway 33 under unknown circumstances. Winds at the time were reported as variable at four knots. The aircraft appeared to be under power at the time of impact. No mechanical deficiencies were noted and evidence of sufficient fuel existed. The impact appeared to be nose down with a steep angle and no visible evidence of skidding or an attempted landing. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact. The pilot has never held an FAA pilot certificate or student pilot certificate. The aircraft was not registered and did not have the required airworthiness certificate.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED UNDER VFR FLIGHT RULES FROM OLIVER SPRINGS PRIVATE AIRPORT (TN08) IN OLIVER SPRINGS, TENNESSEE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 300 YDS FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 33 UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED AS VARIABLE AT FOUR KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WERE NOTED AND EVIDENCE OF SUFFICIENT FUEL EXISTED. THE IMPACT APPEARED TO BE NOSE DOWN WITH A STEEP ANGLE AND NO VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF SKIDDING OR AN ATTEMPTED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT. THE PILOT HAS NEVER HELD AN FAA PILOT CERTIFICATE OR STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT REGISTERED AND DID NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.