Beechcraft BE-23 N2319L

Summary

On 30 December 2006 at about 16:00 local time, a Beechcraft BE-23 registered N2319L was involved in an accident near Asheville, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 December 2006 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Coordinates

35.5818, -82.5537

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE-23

Registration

N2319L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbus → Hendersonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07CA010

2 people had minor injuries.

The pilot's continued VFR cruise flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees. Factors associated with the accident were fog and low ceilings.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was conducting a Title 14, CFR Part 91 cross-country personal flight with three passengers. While over an area of mountainous terrain, weather conditions began to deteriorate with fog, low ceilings, and poor visibility. The weather conditions worsened, and the airplane entered a fog bank. The pilot reported that after losing all visual reference with the mountainous terrain below, he leveled the airplane's wings, and began a shallow descent. As the airplane emerged from the fog bank, the pilot saw a tree-covered mountain slope about 100 feet ahead, and he selected a forced landing site in the trees. During the forced landing, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.