Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Downtown Island Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Knoxville, Tennessee 37920
Thursday, April 25, 2013 18:06 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On March 25, 2013, about 1806 central daylight time, a Beech 35-C33A, N2713T, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a total loss of engine power near Knoxville, Tennessee. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to a private individual and operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the maintenance test flight. The flight departed from Downtown Island Airport (DKX), Tennessee, at 1756.
According to the owner of the airplane, while in cruise flight he noticed a vibration in the engine. He turned on the fuel boost pump and the vibration stopped. He landed uneventfully and conducted an engine run up and observed that one of the magnetos was not operating correctly. He had the airplane inspected by a mechanic, and according to the repair facility, a fuel pump fitting was loose. The airplane was further examined and all performance parameters seemed normal. The airplane was returned to the pilot, and during departure the engine began to vibrate again. The pilot landed the airplane and returned it to the repair facility.
The accident flight was a maintenance test flight performed by a mechanic/pilot. During the flight, the engine stopped and the pilot made an emergency landing in a field.
Examination of the airplane by the local authorities revealed that it came to rest in a field in a residential area, and exhibited substantial damage. The airplane was recovered for further examination
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 4/25/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
| Time of Event | 1806 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Knoxville |
| Event State | TENNESSEE |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 37920 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 4 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 355729N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0835215W |
| Event Location Airport | Downtown Island Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | DKX |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 10 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 833 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1806 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 180 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | DKX |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 833 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 10 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 18 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 1 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Variable |
| Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Light and Variable |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.29 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern C-ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 22 2013 8:37AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N2713T |
| NTSB Number | ERA13LA214 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | 35-C33A |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | CE-150 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3650 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | 2 |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jul 12 2012 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 3764 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | STUBBS THOMAS A |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | KNOXVILLE |
| Aircraft Owner State | TN |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 37922-8062 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | Elkins Quentin David |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | Knoxville |
| Operator State | TN |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 37922 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Flight Test |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | DKX |
| Departure City | Knoxville |
| Departure State | TN |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1806 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | DKX |
| Destination City | Knoxville |
| Destination State | TN |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 22 2013 8:37AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |