ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382528
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| Date: | Thursday 24 February 1983 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421 |
| Owner/operator: | Robinson Manufacturing Co./inc |
| Registration: | N123SM |
| MSN: | 421-0193 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4065 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental GTSIO-520D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dayton, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville, TN (KTYS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CESSNA 421 COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING THE LANDING APPROACH WHILE ON A CORPORATE FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS IMC AT THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THE ACFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. THE ACFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE ACFT CONTACTED TREES 5 MILES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING AN RNAV APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21 AT MARK ANTON FIELD, DAYTON, TN. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE THE FINAL APPROACH FIX A DESCENT WAS BEGUN FROM 2300 FT TO 1520 FT. AT 2000 FT COLLISION WITH TREES OCCURRED, (ON THE 170 DEGREE RADIAL 12 NM FROM THE HINCH MOUNTAIN VOR). A MISSED APPROACH WAS EXECUTED AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO KNOXVILLE. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND IN THE RNAV SYSTEM. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD HAVE 'MISSED KEYING IN' THE APPROPRIATE WAYPOINT.
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Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL83LA120
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| 24 June 2023 | N123SM | Fernair LLC | 0 | near Rockport, TX | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 14:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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