- Date
- November 4, 1984, 18:14 local (23:14 UTC)
- Place
- Soddy Daisey, TN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N64276Cessna T210N
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 6656
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft descended into trees during IFR weather after having a ttl electrical failure. The plt continued navigating by dead reckoning and not finding a break in the clouds decided to descend through the clouds. The tops of trees were struck on a ridge at the 1850 ft level. Broken to overcast conditions existed at both chattanooga and knoxsville btw 1200 and 2200 ft MSL. The owner of the property on which the acft crashed said he heard the impact but could not see theacft because fog covered the ridge. Investigation revealed that a field wire had pulled out of the alternator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64276
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 64276
- Airframe hours
- 451
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Southern Salvage Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1984 · 140 hours before
- Departed
- 49J · Hilton Head, SC
- Destination
- TYS · Knoxville, TN
- Flight plan
- IFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 848 total · 422 in this make and model · 748 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 20 nm away