Accident Beechcraft B24R N1999L, Wednesday 9 December 1987

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Date:	Wednesday 9 December 1987
Time:	11:45 LT
Type:	Beechcraft B24R
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N1999L
MSN:	MC-432
Total airframe hrs:	1826 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-A1B6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sewanee, TN - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Mckenny, TX
Destination airport:	Fayetteville, NC (KFAY)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT RPRTD THAT HE OBTAINED A WX BRIEFING BEFORE TAKEOFF & THAT THE WX AT HIS INTENDED DESTINATION WAS RPRTD AS MARGINAL. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE ENCOUNTERED WX AND CLIMBED ABOVE IT. APRX 4 HRS AFTER DEPARTURE, HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT THE REMAINING FUEL SUPPLY AND ELECTED TO LAND. HE FOUND AN OPENING IN THE CLOUD COVER AND BEGAN A DESCENT. AS THE ACFT DESCENDED, THE PLT BECAME AWARE THAT HE WAS NEAR A MTN TOP. HE STATED THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WIND CURRENTS AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL; AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE WINDS FORCED IT DOWN INTO THE TREES. A NEARBY HUNTER, WHO HEARD THE CRASH, SAID THE WX WAS FOGGY AND LIGHT DRIZZLE WAS FALLING.

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