Cessna U206G accident near Elizabethton, TN
On October 22, 2009, a Cessna U206G (airplane) was involved in an accident near Elizabethton, TN. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 22, 2009
- Place
- Elizabethton, TN
- Aircraft
- Cessna U206G · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.156°N, 82.162°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091022X61409
Official records · ERA10FA027
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 22, 2009, at 1350 eastern daylight time, a Cessna U206G, N120MS, registered to Focus Aviation, collided with trees while conducting terrain following maneuvers at low altitude, in the Roan Mountains, in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The two pilots on board the airplane, a certificated commercial pilot who was receiving missionary flight training, and a certificated airline transport pilot with a flight instructor certificate (CFI) were killed. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. The flight was operated as an instructional flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed from Elizabethton Municipal Airport (0A9), Elizabethton, Tennessee, to Avery County/Morrison Field (7A8), Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from 0A9 at 1330. There were no witnesses to the accident. According to the airport manager, the pilots were conducting a low level (1,000 feet above ground level (AGL)) VFR flight from 0A9 to 7A8, which was about 27 nautical miles (NM) south of 0A9. The CFI was a missionary flight instructor and this was his 10th instructional flight with the commercial rated student pilot. According to the airplane's owner, the number 5 and number 6 seats were removed from the airplane and replaced with ratchet straps which secured ballast bags to simulate a fully loaded airplane. The airplane was also modified with a two axis autopilot, anti-icing system, and Flint
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to remain clear of rising terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.
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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.
