- Date
- December 3, 1978
- Place
- Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2308QBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144066
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3356 78/12/3 KNOXVILLE,TN BEECH A23 CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1439 N2308Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 528 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOXVILLE DOWNTN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNOXVILLE,TN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: VENTS,DRAINS,TANK CAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LEFT FUEL CAP O RING SHRUNK. CAP WOULD NOT SEAT COMPLETELY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2308Q
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Knoxville Downtn
N2308QRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2009 · Beech 23Airframe modelBeech 23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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