Beechcraft 19 N2177W
9 October 2019 · Somerville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 October 2019 at about 20:30 local time, a Beechcraft 19 registered N2177W was involved in an accident near Somerville, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Somerville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fayette County (FYE)
- Coordinates
- 35.1967, -89.3964
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 19
- Registration
- N2177W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Somerville → Fulton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA042
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to move the fuel selector position to the "on" position before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and necessitated a forced landing to a field shortly after takeoff, and his subsequent improper decision to take off from unsuitable terrain, which resulted in collision with an embankment and a postcrash fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, shortly after takeoff, the engine "shut down" due to the fuel selector being in the "off" position. Subsequently, he made a forced landing to a field adjacent to the runway. He moved the fuel selector to the "on" position and then initiated a soft-field takeoff. During the takeoff roll, the airplane collided with an embankment, and it momentarily ascended before landing hard and then coming to rest upright. The nose landing gear separated from the airplane, and the fuel tanks ruptured. A fire ensued, which consumed the airplane. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 19 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2019 | Beechcraft 19 | Columbia Station, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2017 | Beechcraft 19 | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Hyde Flight School | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2017 | Beechcraft 19A | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2017 | Beechcraft 19A | Waipi'o, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jul 2016 | Beechcraft 19A | Helena, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2022 | Beechcraft 19A | Oroville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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