Beech F-35 accident near Middlesboro, KY
On July 5, 2003, a Beech F-35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Middlesboro, KY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 5, 2003
- Place
- Middlesboro, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech F-35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.626°N, 83.679°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030805X01268
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 5, 2003, about 1115 eastern daylight time, a Beech F35, N205, was destroyed during an in-flight break-up and subsequent collision with terrain near Middlesboro, Kentucky. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight that departed the McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), Knoxville, Tennessee, destined for the Middlesboro-Bell County Airport (1A6), Middlesboro, Kentucky. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane departed TYS about 1045, and proceeded north at an altitude of 5,500 feet msl. During the flight, the pilot requested, and received, flight-following from air traffic control. When the airplane was about 8 miles south of Middlesboro, the pilot advised the air traffic controller that he had the airport in sight. The air traffic controller terminated the flight following and instructed the pilot to contact the airport UNICOM for advisories. No further radio transmissions were received from the airplane. Radar data obtained from the FAA revealed a target, transmitting a 1200 beacon code, southwest of 1A6. The target was traveling northeast, level at 5,500 feet. The target remained in level flight, until it began a decent at 1112:52, about 8 miles south of 1A6. At 1113:32, the target continued the descent and made a right turn about 2 miles east of 1A6. At 1113:52, the target was about 3 miles northeast of 1A6, at an altitude of 4,400 feet, heading e
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to descend into clouds, and his exceeding the maximum speed and design stress limits of the airplane, which resulted in an in-flight breakup and subsequent collision with terrain.
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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.
