Beech C23 accident near Centerville, TN
On August 11, 2002, a Beech C23 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Centerville, TN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 11, 2002
- Place
- Centerville, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech C23 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.850°N, 87.429°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020816X01416
Official records · MIA02FA148
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 11, 2002, about 1640 central daylight time, a Beech C23 single-engine airplane, N24041, was destroyed when it impacted a tree and terrain shortly after takeoff from the Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM), Centerville, Tennessee. The private pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Tullahoma Aviation Inc., of Tullahoma, Tennessee, under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the local personal flight. The flight departed GHM shortly before the accident. The pilot rented the airplane and had departed from Tullahoma about 1515, with a female passenger. The flight landed about 40 minutes later at Centerville. The pilot shut down the engine, and both occupants exited the airplane. The female departed the area. According to witnesses, the pilot and two male passengers boarded the airplane, and the flight departed to the north. The airplane was observed at a low altitude in a left turn. The airplane then entered a nose-low attitude, impacted a tree, and then the ground. A post-crash fire erupted. The burnt remains of the wreckage were located at 35 degrees 51.015 minutes north latitude and 87 degrees 25.771 minutes west longitude, approximately 0.8 nautical miles north-northeast of the departure end of GHM. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was issued a second-class medical certificate on May 29, 2002, with no limitations. According to that medical certificate application, the pilot accumulated 145 hours total flight time, of
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall shortly after takeoff. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to takeoff in an over gross weight condition and his lack of familiarity with the aircraft.
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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.
