- Date
- May 24, 1979
- Place
- Elk Valley, TN · ELK VALLEY, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3679TTaylorcraft F-19
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790524009949A
- Case key
- 135726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1448 79/5/24 ELK VALLEY,TN TAYLORCRAFT F-19 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1320 N3679T PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 25, 2458 TOTAL HOURS, 10 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CARYVILLE,TN SOUTH BEND,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT: TRANSMITTERS AND/OR RECEIVERS WEATHER - LOW CEILING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/4 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 54 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FOLLOWING HWY THRU MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.FLEW 10 HRS IN LAST 24HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3679T
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft F-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3679TRegistered now · Taylorcraft F19Airframe modelTaylorcraft F19Engine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3679T · 1
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