Beechcraft K35 N99RN
19 January 1991 · Lafayette, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 January 1991 at about 23:37 local time, a Beechcraft K35 registered N99RN was involved in an accident near Lafayette, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lafayette Muni (3M7)
- Coordinates
- 36.5191, -86.0301
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft K35
- Registration
- N99RN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wheeling → Chattanooga
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL91FA041
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, DARKNESS, AND RADIO TOWER WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING AN IFR FLT AT NIGHT, THE PLT ENCOUNTERED LIGHT RIME ICING CONDITIONS AND WAS CLEARED TO DSCND FROM 7000 FT TO 5000 FT MSL. ABOUT 14 MIN LATER, HE RPRTD THAT AN ENG POWER LOSS HAD OCCURRED AND THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. WHILE BEING VECTORED TO A NEARBY ARPT, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A 112 FT HAM RADIO TOWER, ABOUT 60 FT AGL, THEN CRASHED. WITNESSES RPRTD THE ENG WAS AT IDLE POWER DURING IMPACT. DURING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACDNT, NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE, FUEL CONTAMINATION OR VERIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL ICE WAS FOUND. THE HAM RADIO TOWER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN IDENTIFICATION LIGHT, NOR WAS THERE A REQUIREMENT FOR IT TO BE LIGHTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft K35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft K35 | Laredo, Texas, United States | DAN R. Blaker | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1991 | Beechcraft K35 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Hershel Maurer | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1991 | Beechcraft K35 | Grass Valley, California, United States | Mike Collishaw | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft K35 | Scott City, Kansas, United States | Crotts Aircraft Service, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1992 | Beechcraft K35 | Valley City, North Dakota, United States | Lewis, Asle K. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1992 | Beechcraft K35 | Sula, Montana, United States | McChristy, John C. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 1991 | British 3101 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Northwest Airlink | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1991 | Georga L Atwood KITFOX III | Trezevant, Tennessee, United States | Atwood, George L. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1991 | Cessna 172 | Crossville, Tennessee, United States | Hagen, Gary W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-24-250 | Franklin, Tennessee, United States | Hannasch, Thomas P. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 1991 | Cessna 172N | Dunlap, Tennessee, United States | Imperial Fabricating Company | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 May 1991 | Boeing 727-223 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |