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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 441 · Belvidere, TN · February 7, 2021

Date: February 7, 2021 · 04:48 local
Place: Belvidere, TN
Airport: Winchester Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N44776
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA124
Reported as: Cessna 441
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 18,800 total

N44776Registration cancelled Oct 23, 2021 · Cessna 441S/N 4410121 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 441 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

On 2-7-21 two pilots crashed on top of a mountain on the final approach into kbgf. The trip was from kbgf-klou-ktvi-kbgf. The pireps indicate that icing conditions existed up to 14,000FT. The kbgf METAR indicated low IFR with freezing temps. The aircraft crashed at the final approach fix to runway 36 and impacted terrain at a very high angle of attack at 1,900FT. The aircraft burned on impact and there were two souls on board.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2-7-21 TWO PILOTS CRASHED ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN ON THE FINAL APPROACH INTO KBGF. THE TRIP WAS FROM KBGF-KLOU-KTVI-KBGF. THE PIREPS INDICATE THAT ICING CONDITIONS EXISTED UP TO 14,000FT. THE KBGF METAR INDICATED LOW IFR WITH FREEZING TEMPS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT THE FINAL APPROACH FIX TO RUNWAY 36 AND IMPACTED TERRAIN AT A VERY HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AT 1,900FT. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED ON IMPACT AND THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD.

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 ERA21LA124Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBelvidere, TNThe pilot’s failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure by prematurely descending the airplane below the final approach fix altitude to fly under the low ceiling conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.Feb 7, 2021 · Destroyed