Andrews - Lafayette

On February 12, 2002 at 03:30 PM, Andrews - Lafayette experienced a crash involving Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, operated by Aircenter, with the event recorded near Copperhill Tennessee.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. A witness heard the airplane's engines make "sputtering" engine noises that cut out and quit prior to its impact with the wooded terrain. A sheriff's deputy who responded to the scene heard the pilot state the airplane ran out of fuel. The propeller blades of both engines displayed minor damage, and both propeller spinners were found intact and in place. No evidence of fuel odor nor fuel leakage was observed at the accident site. During examination, both engines were supplied fuel and a source of electricity. Each engine operated smoothly during testing at rpm ranging from idle to 1900.

Aircraft reference details include registration N441WW, MSN 500-1641-4, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.9892°, -84.3701°.