Beech F90-42 accident near Nashville, TN
On January 24, 2001, a Beech F90-42 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Nashville, TN. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 24, 2001
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech F90-42 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.130°N, 86.654°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010206X00396
Official records · ATL01FA027
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Tower Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC Controller Statements: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn January 24, 2001, at 1510 central standard time, a Beech BE-F90-42, N17AE, registered to Amprite Aviation, Inc., experienced a loss of engine power to the right engine and collided with trees and subsequently the ground shortly after takeoff from runway 2C at the Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee. The airplane was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and instrument flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and an IFR flight plan was filed to Waukesha, Wisconsin. Three passengers sustained fatal injuries, the pilot sustained serious injuries and subsequently died eight days later, and the airplane was destroyed by impact and post-crash fire. The flight was originating from Nashville International Airport, Nashville, Tennessee at the time of the accident. According to the Nashville tower controller, shortly after takeoff at approximately 200 feet above ground level (AGL), the pilot reported, "OK, Nashville tower, King Air one seven alpha echo, we're engine out, ah, and gonna need to return to the field." The tower controller cleared the pilot to land on any runway and notified airport crash fire rescue personnel. The controller saw the airplane in a right turn, descending, and observed the airplane level its wings just prior to impact with the tops of trees. A witness reported the airplane began to make a descending right turn. The airplane collided with terrain approximately 2,000 feet east of the approach end of runway 20L (the eastern-most runway at N
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow loss of engine power emergency procedures by not feathering the propeller following the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in a descent and collision with trees and the ground.
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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.
