# Accident 20210207003419A: Cessna 441, Belvidere, TN, February 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2021, 04:48 local time
- Place: Belvidere, TN
- Airport: Winchester Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0869° N, 86.0720° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0869&lon=-86.0720&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44776, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44776-2021-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207003419A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA21LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA124), Feb 7, 2021: Cessna 441 (N44776), Belvidere, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.