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| Date: | Saturday 2 July 1988 |
| Time: | 23:03 |
| Type: |  Cessna T207 Turbo Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | J & S Aero |
| Registration: | N1724U |
| MSN: | 20700324 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2190 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Petros, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Knoxville, TN (TYS) |
| Terre Haute, IN (HUF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE RELATIVELY LOW TIME, NON-INSTRUMENT RATED, PRIVATE PILOT FLEW PASSENGERS TO SAVANNAH, GA. ON THE RETURN FLIGHT, HE MADE A REFUELING STOP AT KNOXVILLE, TN. HE FILED NO FLT PLAN AT KNOXVILLE & NO RECORD OF AN EN ROUTE WX BRIEFING WAS FOUND. AT 2236 EDT, THE PLT CONTACTED THE TOWER & SAID HE WOULD 'LIKE TO VFR TO LOUISVILLE WITH A HEADING OF 330.' HE TOOK OFF AT 2249 & RECEIVED DEPARTURE VECTORS UNTIL CLEARED ON COURSE. RADAR SERVICE WAS TERMINATED, 23 MI NW OF KNOXVILLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT TREES & CRASHED ON RISING TERRAIN NEAR THE TOP OF A RIDGE, 30 MI NW OF KNOXVILLE. IMPACT OCCURRED AT APRX 3000' MSL ON A HEADING OF 290 DEG. WX AT KNOXVILLE (ELEV 930') WAS IN PART: 3700' OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 5 MI WITH FOG & RAIN. NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DRG THE INVESTIGATION.MOUNTAIN PEAKS IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE WERE UP TO 3390'. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X26120
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| 3 July 1988 | N1724U | J & S Aero, Inc. | Petros, TN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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