Beech V35 accident near Franklin, TN
On May 15, 2024, a Beech V35 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Franklin, TN. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 15, 2024
- Place
- Franklin, TN
- Aircraft
- Beech V35 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.839°N, 87.073°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240515194264
Official records · ERA24FA217
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC - Attachment 3 - Bna Atct - Certified Audio Recordings: Recording (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 4 - Zme Artcc - Certified Audio Recordings: Recording (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Group Chairman's Factual Report: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 1 - Partial Voice Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- ATC - Attachment 2 - Ads-B Data: Document (ZIP), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 15, 2024, at 1202 central daylight time (CDT), a Beech V35-TC airplane, N47WT, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Franklin, Tennessee. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot departed from Louisiana Regional Airport (REG), Gonzales, Louisiana, on an IFR flight plan about 0850 and was enroute to Bowman Field Airport, Louisville, Kentucky, to pick up an additional passenger before returning to REG. The planned flight was about 550 nm. ADS-B data provided by the FAA showed that about 15 minutes into the flight the pilot climbed the airplane to 9,000 ft msl and leveled off on a track of about 027°. In the vicinity of the Mississippi border, the pilot descended to 7,000 ft msl, where he remained until approaching Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee airspace, which was about 351 nm from REG. The pilot was in communication with the Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) prior to entering the BNA approach controller’s airspace. Audio communications information provided by the FAA revealed that the pilot requested a deviation from the ARTCC controller, which was passed along to the BNA approach controller prior to communications transfer from ARTCC to BNA approach. The deviation was approved, but the reason for the deviation was not mentioned by the pilot nor did the controller inquire. In addition, the pilot requested a higher altitude, which was coordinated with the ARTCC controller by the ap
Probable cause
The pilot’s flight into convective weather, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation and a subsequent inflight breakup of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the lack of accurate weather intensity depiction on the controller’s display, which limited the controller’s ability to warn the pilot of hazardous weather along the route of flight.
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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.
