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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 77 · Elizabethton, TN · June 20, 2020

Date: June 20, 2020 · 07:20 local
Place: Elizabethton, TN
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3815Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20CA222
Reported as: Beech 77
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 48 total48 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N3815ZRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2022 · Beech 77S/N WA-219 · Built 1981 Airframe modelBeech 77 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On June 20, privacy data omitted departed kmor for kphf with a passenger on board. privacy data omitted Encountered IMC conditions. Once privacy data omitted cleared the IMC conditions, a mountain was visible directly in front of him.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 20, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED KMOR FOR KPHF WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED IMC CONDITIONS. ONCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLEARED THE IMC CONDITIONS, A MOUNTAIN WAS VISIBLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20CA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportElizabethton, TNThe student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain.Jun 20, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3815Z · 1

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

Incident 19880906060599ILevel Off Touchdown · Des Moines, IAToo low and slow on final while practicing landings. Stalled, nose hit hard and propeller tips were damaged.Sep 6, 1988 · Minor damage