Rockwell International 114 accident near Jasper, TN
On December 26, 2006, a Rockwell International 114 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Jasper, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 26, 2006
- Place
- Jasper, TN
- Aircraft
- Rockwell International 114 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 35.076°N, 85.556°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070110X00036
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 26, 2006, at 1100 central standard time, a Rockwell International Model 114, N55MB, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with trees and terrain near Jasper, Tennessee. The flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan at the time of the accident. The pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. Two additional passengers sustained serious injuries. The personal flight departed Ottawa Executive Airport (Z98), Zeeland, Michigan, at 0742. The intended destination was Winchester Municipal Airport (BGF), Winchester, Tennessee. However, the flight had executed a missed approach at BGF and was in the process of diverting to Marion County Airport (APT), Jasper, Tennessee, at the time of the accident. The pilot obtained preflight weather briefings at 0506 and 0638, the morning of the accident. The briefer informed the pilot of forecast icing and instrument conditions along the proposed route of flight and in the vicinity of the intended destination. The flight departed Z98 and proceeded southbound, climbing to a cruise altitude of 12,000 feet mean sea level (msl). The pilot informed Grand Rapids Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Radar Approach Control (Grand Rapids, Michigan) that the airplane picked up a "little bit of icing" in the climb. The flight leveled at 12,000 feet and proceeded on course. At 1011, the flight established contact with Nashville ATCT Radar Approach Control (Nashville, Tennessee) and reported level at 12,000 feet. At 1020, the controller instructed t
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to excessive airframe ice accretion, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Additional causes were the pilot's continued flight in icing conditions once they had been encountered, and his failure to promptly initiate evasive action in order to exit the icing conditions. A contributing factor was the pilot's pre-flight decision to
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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.
