No fatalities

Beech 77 No Series accident at ELIZABETHTON, TN, 20 Jun 2020

ELIZABETHTON, TN, United States

On June 20, 2020, a Beech 77 No Series was involved in an aviation accident near ELIZABETHTON, TN. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 9 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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Probable cause

The student pilot's decision to continue from visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees and mountainous terrain.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Student/instructed pilotDecision related to condition