SERS · BEECH S35 · 2015-10-07 · Knoxville, TN, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA16LA003
Event ID
20151007X51551
Type
Accident
Date
2015-10-07
Location
Knoxville, TN, USA
Coordinates
35.95, -85.854446
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
BEECH
Model
S35
Registration
N449CT
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NITE
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning and his improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in night instrument metrological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent collision with terrain.