- Date
- July 21, 1984, 16:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Gainesboro, TN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N18355Beech C23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840721036319A
- Case key
- 6503
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Analysis
The acft collided with a static wire while flying along a river. The collision occurred at 350 ft AGL about 5 miles NE of the arpt. The left wing hit the wire which cut into the wing and penetrated a fuel cell. Fuel escaped from this cell and when the acft landed at the arpt the fuel ignited. The fire was put out by fire fighters. The plt said he did not see the wires until just before impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N18355
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M2358
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4J, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stevens Aviation,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Stevens Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 17, 1984
- Departed
- 1A7 · Gainesboro, TN
- Destination
- BNA · Nashville, TN
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 55 in this make and model · 86 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA, 53 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.