- Date
- February 22, 1986, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Copperhill, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N74FABeech G18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report February 20, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19860222006079A
- Case key
- 7214
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Analysis
The plt was alerted at 0100 for 0200 flt fm kenosha to milwaukee, WI to pick up cargo for a flt to atlanta, GA. At 0310,the acft deptd milwaukee in VFR. En route, the plt obtained wx & an IFR clnc. Some of his rdo xmsns were not standard. At 0433, he complied with ATC request for freq chg, but his rdo xmsns were not clear. Aprx 5 min later, ATC asked the plt to chg freq again, but 5 calls were made bfr he replied. His last xmsn was at 0445:48; he didn't respond to further ATC calls. The acft contd cruising at 11,000' until 0621, then it dscndd w/o clnc. Radar contact was lost at 0627 CST (0727 EST). Shortly thereafter, it impacted trees on a mtn, then crashed to the gnd & burned. A witness believed the engs were throttled back bfr impact. Also, the witness rprtd low clds & fog, but said the mtn was visible & was not obscured. The plt had a 0.158% bac, no sleep for 21.5 hrs, history of alcohol abuse, 7 prior dwi convictions (& ndr rec). Also, he falsified FAA medical applications. FAA was advised in 1984, but took no action.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74FA
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-504
- Airframe hours
- 14,640
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- K Airways,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1985 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Destination
- PDK · Atlanta, GA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 1A3 · Martin Campbell
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 118 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 44 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.