MINR · Beech A36 · 2003-02-18 · Morristown, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ATL03LA046
Event ID
20030218X00231
Type
Accident
Date
2003-02-18
Location
Morristown, TN, USA
Coordinates
36.179164, -83.375274
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Beech
Model
A36
Registration
N100DA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/decision to initiate flight into known adverse weather conditions, resulting in the in-flight encounter with weather and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was airplane performance deteriorated due to structural ice.