Beech A36 accident near Elizabethton, TN
On September 1, 2007, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elizabethton, TN. 5 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 1, 2007
- Place
- Elizabethton, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.434°N, 82.103°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070907X01326
Official records · MIA07FA137
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 1, 2007, about 1033 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36, N326DK, registered to and operated by a private individual, impacted up sloping terrain of Holston Mountain, Elizabethton, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight from Elizabethton Municipal Airport (0A9), Elizabethton, Tennessee, to Virginia Highlands Airport (VJ1), Abingdon, Virginia. The airplane was destroyed and the commercial-certificated pilot and four passengers were killed. The flight originated about 1029, from 0A9. Witnesses reported that the airplane landed at 0A9 on runway 06 at approximately 1001, taxied to the south side of the airport, and without securing the engine, boarded 2 waiting passengers. The airplane was then observed taxiing towards the approach end of runway 24, but turned around and taxied to the approach end of runway 06, due to an airplane that was being towed on the taxiway at that time. No engine run-up was heard before takeoff. The destination airport is located approximately 20 nautical miles north-northeast from the departure airport, with mountainous terrain at an elevation of 4,321 feet mean sea level (msl) located between the two airports. In addition, two towers with heights of 4,424 and 4,632 feet msl were noted at points nearly aligned between the airports. The pilot began the takeoff roll from runway 06 with all available runway, and a pilot-rated witness located on the north side of the airport reported the airplane became
Probable cause
The poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command for flying towards rising terrain with inadequate clearance.
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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.
