Bellanca BL-17-30A N8821V

Summary

On 1 January 2000 at about 19:02 local time, a Bellanca BL-17-30A registered N8821V was involved in an accident near Monteagle, 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.

Date

1 January 2000 at 19:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Monteagle, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.2392, -85.8400

Aircraft

Bellanca BL-17-30A

Registration

N8821V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Asheville → Jackson

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00FA019

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to adequately evaluate weather conditions that resulted in the continuation of visual flight into instrument weather conditions and the subsequent collision with trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

Circumstances of the history of flight are not known. The intended route of flight was not determined, a review of the Federal Aviation Administration Flight service system failed to disclose that the pilot had received a pre-flight weather briefing for the intended flight. The flight was first heard only seconds before the airplane collided with trees. Subsequent to the collision, smoke was sighted in the vicinity of the accident site. Upon arriving at the accident site, rescue personnel noticed that fog and low clouds were about 20 feet above the ground, and the mountain top was obscured. Examination of the engine and airframe failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or the failure of related component assemblies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.