Bellanca BL-17-30A accident near Monteagle, TN
On January 1, 2000, a Bellanca BL-17-30A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Monteagle, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 1, 2000
- Place
- Monteagle, TN
- Aircraft
- Bellanca BL-17-30A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.239°N, 85.840°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20327
Official records · ATL00FA019
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 1, 2000, at 1302 central standard time, a Bellanca BL-17-30A, N8821V, collided with trees and burst into flames in a heavily wooded area near Monteagle, Tennessee. The personal flight was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Instrument weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane was destroyed; the private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. According to the initial report from local law enforcement authorities, the flight departed Asheville, North Carolina, at an undetermined time, and the exact route of flight was not known. Reportedly, the pilot and his passenger spent the evening prior to the accident at a local hotel in Asheville, North Carolina. Circumstances of the history of flight are also not known. The flight departed Asheville, North Carolina, at an undetermined time on the morning of the accident. The intended route of flight was not determined, a review of the Federal Aviation Administration Flight service system failed to disclose that the pilot had received a pre-flight weather briefing for the intended flight. The flight was first heard only seconds before the airplane collided with trees. According to a witness near the accident site, he heard the airplane overhead followed by a high revving engine sound and the sound of the airplane colliding with trees. Another witness reported hearing an explosion during the sequence of events. Subsequent to the collision, smoke was sighted in the vicinity of the accident site. Within minutes of the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to adequately evaluate weather conditions that resulted in the continuation of visual flight into instrument weather conditions and the subsequent collision with trees.
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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.
