IAD77FA035

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C23 · Knoxville, TN · April 19, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 19, 1977
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9224SBeech C23
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158010

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1005  77/4/19    KNOXVILLE,TN        BEECH C23           CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 131
        TIME - 1514                    N9224S              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COX SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N9224S
Reported as
Beech C23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cox Sky Ranch

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.