Beechcraft 60 Duke crash, Feb 11, 1995 (1 killed), Gatlin...
Beechcraft 60 Duke accident on February 11, 1995 near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: The pilot continued visual flight...
- Date: February 11, 1995
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 60 Duke
- Location: Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot continued visual flight into instrument weather conditions, resulting in a collision with rising terrain.
A Beechcraft Duke departed Knoxville on a local flight toward Gatlinburg, then requested radar vectors after asking for an ILS approach. The pilot stopped answering altitude queries and the aircraft struck rising wooded terrain in cloud-covered mountains. The sole occupant was killed and no mechanical fault was found.