Beech F35 accident near Jackson, TN
On September 10, 1993, a Beech F35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jackson, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 10, 1993
- Place
- Jackson, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech F35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.630°N, 88.820°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X13303
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 10, 1993, about 1630 central daylight time(CDT), a Beech F35, N3886B, was substantially damaged following a collision with terrain during an attempted emergency landing near Jackson, Tennessee. The private pilot and his passenger were both fatally injured in the accident. The aircraft was being operated under 14 CFR Part 91 by the pilot. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The flight departed McMinnville, Tennessee, about 1530. Approximately 0310 , the pilot of N3886B contacted the Leesburg Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) to request a weather briefing, and file an instrument flight plan with a proposed departure time of 0500 from Manassas, Virginia, to Memphis, Tennessee. The flight departed Manassas on an instrument flight plan at an undetermined time. At 0632, the controller at Dulles Approach Control contacted the Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and passed the flight off to the ARTCC. During the pass off conversation, the Dulles controller remarked that the flight had done nothing right, and that the pilot had reported that the aircraft Area Navigation Equipment (RNAV) was not working. The flight had been given a heading for a route direct to Memphis. At 0710 , the pilot of N3886B contacted the ARTCC and reported that he had a mechanical problem and needed to land. The flight was cleared to land at the Charlottesville, Virginia, Airport. The flight landed at Charlottesville at 0724 without incident. The Charlottesville Airport is located
Probable cause
The improper use of old auto fuel for the refueling of the aircraft. Factors in the accident were the deterioration of the octane in the auto fuel being used in the aircraft and the delayed decision by the pilot to choose a suitable area and execute a forced landing prior to loss of all altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
