Accident Beechcraft B55 Baron N7948K,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37276
 
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Date:Wednesday 22 January 1986
Time:14:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE55 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Beechcraft B55 Baron
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N7948K
MSN: TC-809
Engine model:CONTINENTAL I0-470-L
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Anniston, AL -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Natchitoches, LA (3R8)
Destination airport:Atlanta, GA (FTY)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING THROUGH THE BASE OF THE LOW LEVEL CLOUD LAYER PRIOR TO ITS IMPACT ON THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED, HAD NOT FILED A FLT PLAN NOR OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING. THE IMPACT POINT WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED FT BELOW THE MAX ELEVATION FIGURE SHOWN ON THE AERONAUTICAL CHART FOR THE SECTION IN WHICH HE WAS FLYING. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20010110X00106

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
06-Jun-2023 10:41 Ron Averes Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]]

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