Accident Cessna TU206G N7338G, Sunday 23 October 1983
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Date:Sunday 23 October 1983
Time:18:33 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic T206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna TU206G
Owner/operator:Scott Oilfield Service
Registration: N7338G
MSN: U20503764
Total airframe hrs:1683 hours
Engine model:Continental TSIO-520-M
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Brentwood, TN -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Executive
Departure airport:PONCA CITY , OK (KPNC)
Destination airport:NASHVILLE , TN (KBNA)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE THE PLTS WERE ATTEMPTING AN ILS APPROACH TO NASHVILLE. ONE PLT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE OTHER WAS RATED BUT WAS LIMITED IN EXPERIENCE. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RADAR VECTORING TO THE APPROACH WERE NOT FOLLOWED AND DISORIENTATION WITH LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED. THE ACFT CRASHED INTO A FIELD AT HIGH SPEED ABOUT 3.5 MILES SOUTH OF THE DOBBS L0M. WITNESSES REPORTED A LOW CEILING AND SAID IT WAS 'MISTY' AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE ACFT CRASHED ON A HEADING OF 305 DEGREES, THE APPROACH WAS FOR RWY 02L.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL84FA028
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL84FA028

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]
26-Jun-2023 07:16 ASN Update Bot Updated

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