Beechcraft C23 N18355

Summary

On 21 July 1984 at about 21:40 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N18355, operated by Stevens Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 July 1984 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.3603, -85.6505

Aircraft

Beechcraft C23

Registration

N18355

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stevens Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainesboro → Nashville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA231

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A STATIC WIRE WHILE FLYING ALONG A RIVER. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT 350 FT AGL ABOUT 5 MILES NE OF THE ARPT. THE LEFT WING HIT THE WIRE WHICH CUT INTO THE WING AND PENETRATED A FUEL CELL. FUEL ESCAPED FROM THIS CELL AND WHEN THE ACFT LANDED AT THE ARPT THE FUEL IGNITED. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY FIRE FIGHTERS. THE PLT SAID HE DID NOT SEE THE WIRES UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.