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Beechcraft C23 N2013K

3 March 1985 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 3 March 1985 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft C23 registered N2013K was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Knoxville Downtown (DKX)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Beechcraft C23
Registration
N2013K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA105

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

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 PLT HAD NOT FLOWN FOR OVER 90 DAYS & WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS BEFORE FLYING WITH PASSENGERS. WHILE CLIMBING FROM A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE ENG LOST POWER AT ABOUT 250 TO 300 FT AGL. THE PLT SAW ONLY A RIVER AHEAD, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN & LAND ON THE ARPT. HE STATED THAT HE DROPPED THE NOSE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP FROM HITTING TREES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT WITH THE TREES & GROUND. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND POSITIONED HALF WAY BETWEENTHE LEFT & RIGHT POSITIONS. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL STRAINER OR FUEL LINES FORWARD OF THE FIREWALL. WHEN THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS MOVED TO EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT POSITIONS, FUEL FLOWED FREELY, BUT NO FUEL WOULD FLOW IN THE INTER- MEDIATE POSITION. THE INVESTIGATOR NOTED THAT WHEN THE FLAPS WERE SELECTED, THE FUEL SELECTOR COULD EASILY BE BUMPED. ALSO, THE DETENTS ON THE SELECTOR WERE WEAK & THE SELECTOR COULD EASILY BE MOVED. AD 85-05-02, AMENDMENT 39-5912, WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH; HOWEVER, IF SO, IT WOULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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11 Jul 1985 Beechcraft C23
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