# Accident 20231207018709A: Beech 35-C33, Pulaski, TN, December 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2023, 11:03 local time
- Place: Pulaski, TN
- Airport: Downtown Knoxville Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2500° N, 86.8481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2500&lon=-86.8481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5891J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5891J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 35-C33 (registry code 1151408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-35-c33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 35-C33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231207018709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DKX (KNOXVILLE DOWNTOWN ISLAND AIRPORT) ON 12/07/2023 AT 15:48:28 Z (BASED ON ADS-B DATA).  THE AIRCRAFT DESTINATION WAS SUZ (SALINE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, BRYANT, AR).

BETWEEN 16:23:29Z AND 17:03:22 Z, ATC DATA INDICATES SEVERAL ERRATIC ALTITUDE AND SPEED CHANGES.

AT 17:04:21Z, MEMPHIS CENTER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH NO RESPONSE.

ADS-B DATA ENDS AT 17:03:22Z

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AT A HIGH SPEED (218 KTS) AND HIGH ANGLE (APPROXIMATELY 50-60 DEG NOSE DOWN)

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED UPON IMPACT.

AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

## 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 ERA24FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA058), Dec 7, 2023: Beech 35-C33 (N5891J), Pulaski, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in pilot-induced oscillations and a subsequent loss of control and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N5891J (4)

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

- [Incident 20210325004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210325004469I), Mar 25, 2021: Beech 35-C33 (N5891J), Johns Island, SC, Minor damage. Eon message text: Charleston, SC (jzi): N5891J, BE35, landed on runway 9 with the landing gear retracted. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown.…
- [Accident 20090310005089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090310005089A), Mar 10, 2009: Beech 35C33 (N5891J), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) At 2300Z hours a pilot cleared by ATC on approach for landing at Fulton county-Brown airport on runway 32 from southwest. Pilot stated he commenced his…
- [Incident 19960828034039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960828034039I), Aug 28, 1996: Beech 35C33 (N5891J), Las Vegas, NV. Narrative: on August 28, 1996, at about 1950 PDT the flight was observed by witness at low altitude over a congested area of las. Information from Las Vegas…
- [Accident 19850714037129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714037129A), Jul 14, 1985: Beech 35C33 (N5891J), Scappoose, OR, Substantial damage. After turning off runway pilot inadvertently retracted gear while reaching for the flap handle.

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.

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