# NTSB ATL84FA028: Cessna TU206G, N7338G, Brentwood, TN, October 23, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: October 23, 1983, 18:33 local (23:33 UTC)
- Place: Brentwood, TN
- Coordinates: 36.02944, -86.792633 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0294&lon=-86.7926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6229/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA028

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight encounter with weather, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, approach - iaf to faf/outer marker (ifr)
  - ifr procedure - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total instrument time, pilot in command (cause)
  - spatial disorientation, pilot in command (cause)
  - fatigue(flight schedule), pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE THE PLTS WERE ATTEMPTING AN ILS APPROACH TO NASHVILLE. ONE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE OTHER WAS RATED BUT WAS LIMITED IN EXPERIENCE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RADAR VECTORING TO THE APPROACH WERE NOT FOLLOWED AND DISORIENTATION WITH LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD AT HIGH SPEED ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DOBBS L0M. WITNESSES REPORTED A LOW CEILING AND SAID IT WAS 'MISTY' AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE ACFT CRASHED ON A HEADING OF 305 DEGREES, THE APPROACH WAS FOR RWY 02L.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7338G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7338G-1986-09-11), registration cancelled 1986-09-11, S/N U20603764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206G
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206g) (registry code 2073357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U20503764
- Airframe hours: 1683
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-M 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: Scott Oilfield Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 13, 1982, 218 hours before
- Departed: PNC, PONCA CITY, OK
- Destination: BNA, NASHVILLE, TN
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: BNA, Nashville Metro, runway 2L, 7,702 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; toxicology performed; flight hours: 491 total, 414 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 290° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft overcast
- Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BNA, 85 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831023074059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831023074059A), Oct 23, 1983: Cessna TU206G, Brentwood, TN, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft while being radar vectored for ILS approach.

## Other investigations on N7338G (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 NYC71DFA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DFA37), Jan 16, 1971: Cessna 172K (N7338G), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

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.

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