Beech 35-C33 accident near Kingston, Tennessee, August 6, 2025
On August 6, 2025 at about 3:00 pm local time, a 1965 Beech 35-C33, registered N500HT, was substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff near Kingston, Tennessee (Meadowlake airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with haybales.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 6, 2025 · about 3:00 pm local time
- Place
- Kingston, Tennessee · Meadowlake · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 35-C33 NO SERIES, built 1965 · all 35-C33s on the register
- Registration
- N500HT · registry record · serial CD-909
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was attempting a take off from a 2,600-ft-long by 40-ft-wide, asphalt runway. He reported that during takeoff roll in calm wind, the airplane used about 800 ft of runway to accelerate to 65 mph. During that time, the pilot maintained a runway centerline direction with “heavy right rudder.” As he moved his right hand from the throttle lever to the yoke to rotate, the airplane turned hard left (about 45°) off the runway and struck haybales, coming to rest upright. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to both wings. The inspector did not find any preimpact mechanical malfunctions to explain the airplane turning left during the takeoff roll. The left main landing gear tire was properly inflated. The left tire rotated, and no brake anomalies were noted. The inspector also established continuity from the rudder pedals, to the nosewheel and rudder steering, with no binding noted. The airplane was not equipped with a rudder trim.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control on ground during takeoff defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 491 hours in all; 390 in this make and model; 32 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 445 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 7, 2024
- Medical certificate: BasicMed (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
Passenger
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 23, 2025; 6,474 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,050 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470-N (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: MNV Madisonville TN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 23, 2,600 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,200 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.28 inHg
- Observation at 11:51 am from TYS, 27 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KTYS 061551Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN022 26/21 A3028 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 1 picture from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
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Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on November 20, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Memorandum for the Record - FAA Inspector | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Weather Report | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Investigation Photograph | PDF, 2 pages · our copy | View Download |
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