Double D RANS S-12 N6279D
26 June 2000 · Baneberry, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 2000 at about 18:00 local time, a Double D RANS S-12 registered N6279D was involved in an accident near Baneberry, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Baneberry, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Baneberry (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 36.0908, -83.2894
- Aircraft
- Double D RANS S-12
- Registration
- N6279D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Morristown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL00LA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors were the trees, and gusting winds.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, while practicing low approaches to a private strip, he encountered a down draft which exceeded the available climb capability of the airplane. The airplane settled into trees bending the left wing up to about 90 degrees. Weather at the time of the accident was; wind 230 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 14 knots, and visibility at 10 statute miles.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2000 | Cessna 560 XL | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Bell 412 | Karns, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2000 | Bellanca BL-17-30A | Monteagle, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 May 2000 | Hayes LONG-EZ | Collegedale, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Air Tractor AT-401-B | Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2000 | Cessna 150H | Dandridge, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |