Beech BE-55 accident near Jacksboro, TN
On August 20, 2002, a Beech BE-55 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jacksboro, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 20, 2002
- Place
- Jacksboro, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech BE-55 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.336°N, 84.125°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020827X01464
Official records · ATL02FA160
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcripts: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 20, 2002, about 1103 eastern daylight time, a Beech BE-55, N132WM, registered to a private owner operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, collided with water about 2 miles east of Campbell County Airport, Jacksboro, Tennessee, about 3 minutes after the pilot indicated that he had the airport in sight and cancelled an instrument flight rules flight plan with Atlanta Center. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Warren County Memorial Airport, McMinnville, Tennessee, at 1029. A witness stated he was sitting on his back porch about 100 yards above and overlooking Lake Norris when he heard a twin-engine airplane approaching his location. He heard a sound as if the airplane lost one engine. He looked up and observed the airplane descending in a 75-degree nose down attitude. He went inside his home, called 911 and informed them that an airplane had crashed in the vicinity of Indian River boat dock. Two other witnesses stated they were standing in their back yard, located about 400 yards north northeast of Lake Norris. The airplane was traveling from the northwest to the southeast. The airplane made a left turn estimated at a 45-degree bank, the nose of the airplane was observed to pitch down, and the airplane descended out of view. One engine sounded like it was missing, the engine quit, restarted for a second, followed by a metal-to-metal sound. Then there was silence, followed by an impact.
Probable cause
Pilot incapacitation due to a heart attack resulting in a loss of control and the subsequent in-flight collision with a lake.
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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.
