Vaughn CHALLENGER N97KV

Summary

On 16 May 2020 at about 14:20 local time, a Vaughn CHALLENGER registered N97KV was involved in an accident near Clarksville, Tennessee, United States. 2 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

16 May 2020 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Titan Field (TN23)

Coordinates

36.4944, -87.3219

Aircraft

Vaughn CHALLENGER

Registration

N97KV

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clarksville → Clarksville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20LA188

2 people had minor injuries.

The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot performed the descent, the approach, aligned his airplane with the runway and flew the length of the runway at a power setting of approximately “70 percent.” At the completion of the low pass and a few seconds into the climb, the pilot noticed a “lack of climb performance with full power applied” and performed a forced landing to trees. The pilot stated there was nothing wrong with the performance and handling of the airplane prior to initiating the climb. Atmospheric conditions at the time of the accident were conducive to “serious icing at glide power.” Following the accident, the airplane’s engine, which was not equipped with carburetor heat, was successfully run on the airframe with no anomalies noted that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.