North American T-6-SNJ-5 accident near Nashville, TN
On September 25, 1999, a North American T-6-SNJ-5 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nashville, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 25, 1999
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Aircraft
- North American T-6-SNJ-5 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.180°N, 86.810°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19688
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 25, 1999, at 1100 central daylight time, a North American T-6-SNJ-5, N23ZH, collided with a tree and the ground, and burst into flames in a residential area of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot and the passenger/pilot were fatally injured. The flight departed Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, at 1050. At 1045, the pilot of N23ZH radioed Nashville Ground Control and requested to over-fly the Nashville downtown area at 2,000 feet. The pilot was issued taxi instruction to runway 20C for an intersection takeoff. After takeoff, the pilot was instructed to stay south of air traffic using runway 13. The pilot acknowledged that he would be flying below 2,000 feet over the city. Approximately eight miles northwest of Nashville International Airport, Local Control One reported that radar and radio contact was lost. After radar contact was lost, the airplane was next seen by several eyewitnesses in the immediate vicinity of the accident site reported observing the airplane flying over the city between 1000 and 800 feet above the ground prior to the accident. One witness reported that the airplane entered a nose low attitude, rolled inverted, and disappeared behind buildings. A witness near the accident site observed the airplane as it collided with a tree in the immediate vicinity of the accident site. A frien
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed which resulted in a stall and the loss of control. A factor was pilot impairment due to the use of drugs.
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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.
