Beech BE-55-T42A accident near Johnson City, TN
On December 4, 2001, a Beech BE-55-T42A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Johnson City, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 4, 2001
- Place
- Johnson City, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-55-T42A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.360°N, 82.313°W
- NTSB ID
- 20011210X02373
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 4, 2001, about 1050 eastern standard time, Beech Baron B-55-T42A, N50KF, registered to First Coast Flight Service, Inc., operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering over the Johnson City Stolport, Johnson City, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed, a commercial building received substantial damage, and the commercially-rated pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight departed Abington, Virginia, about 35 minutes before the accident. According to numerous eyewitnesses, the Baron was seen flying in formation, at times in trail and at times abreast of, a Cessna 210 at a low altitude. As the loose formation neared the Johnson City airport, the Baron closed into a parade formation on the Cessna as the number two position in a right echelon. Witnesses stated the formation was flying below treetop height and fast. The pilot of the lead aircraft estimated that their airspeed at the time he executed his pitch-up was about 190 knots. The flight of two appeared to be flying into the "break", military style, for landings on runway 22. At about midlength or slightly past the midlength point of the 3,000-foot runway, the lead aircraft executed an abrupt pitch up and left bank, and the Baron continued forward, colliding with a tree at the departure end of the runway. Some eyewitnesses stated the Baron went inverted following tree strike. The Baron continued airborne until impacting the rear portion of the roof of a two-story manufacturin
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the tree resulting in a collision with the tree, subsequent collision with a building, 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.
