UNK64X1010

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft E18S · Knoxville, TN · March 21, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 21, 1964
Place
Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
Injuries
6 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N110WBBeechcraft E18S
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185046

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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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2-0376  64/3/21  NR.KNOXVILLE TENN     BEECHCRAFT E18S     CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 12450
        TIME - 1155                    N110WB              PX-  4  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
          PILOT-FLEW AT ALTITUDE BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     BLOWING SNOW
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N110WB
Reported as
Beechcraft E18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.