# NTSB IAD75AI010: Beech A24R, N24667, Wartburg, TN, August 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1974
- Place: Wartburg, TN · WARTBURG, TN
- Location: 36.1040° N, 84.5864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wartburg, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1040&lon=-84.5864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138830
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75AI010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3275  74/8/12    WARTBURG,TENN       BEECH A24R          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N24667              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROSSVILLE,TENN             ELKINS,W VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LO CLGS WITH RIDGES OBSCURED.HIT TREES APRX 2600FT MSL.SIGMET CLGS AT OR BLO 1000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N24667](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24667-1974-12-31), registration cancelled 1974-12-31, S/N MC149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A24R
- Registry model: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740812037629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740812037629A), Aug 12, 1974: Beech A2319, Wartburg, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lo clgs with ridges obscured. Hit trees aprx 2600FT MSL.SIGMET clgs at or blo 1000FT.

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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