ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237167
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| Date: | Saturday 20 June 2020 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 77 Skipper |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3815Z |
| MSN: | WA-219 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6547 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cherokee National Forest, Carter County, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Morristown-Moore Murrell Airport, TN (KMOR) |
| Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport, VA (PHF/KPHF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot and his passenger departed on a visual flight rules cross country flight and entered instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot decided to continue climbing, and when the airplane exited the clouds, the student pilot saw the top of a mountain and trees directly in front of him. He 'stalled' the airplane to reduce speed and the airplane impacted trees at a speed of about 60 knots before it descended to the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, but the student pilot and the passenger were uninjured. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane what would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further stated that he made a mistake and took full responsibility for the accident.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA20CA222
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3815Z
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2020 18:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jun-2020 18:28 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location] |
| 21-Jun-2020 14:21 | Petropavlovsk | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2021 17:23 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 08-Jul-2022 05:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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