# NTSB investigations, TN: Standing

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA194.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Chapmansboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 30, 2026 · N409AE · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the volunteer fire department personnel to properly monitor and secure a stretcher, which resulted in it rolling into the helicopter’s tail rotor.
- [NTSB ERA25LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA077.md): Wolstenholme Dennis Pietenpol AIR Camper · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 12, 2024 · N161DW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adequately secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of training in hand-propping procedures.
- [NTSB ERA23LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA085.md): Cessna 172 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 12, 2022 · N783SF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during engine start.
- [NTSB ERA18LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA199.md): Cessna 182 · Cleveland, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2018 · N1311S · No damage
  > The undetected wear of the ignition switch and key, which allowed removal of the key from an intermediate position and subsequently led to an unintended engine start-up. Contributing to the undetected wear of the 42-year-old ignition switch was the lack of…
- [NTSB ERA17LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA243.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8B 15 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2017 · N3282P · No damage
  > The passenger's failure to let go of the balloon's gondola when the balloon began to ascend. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon after landing, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA12CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA430.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Camden, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2012 · N96282 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly secure the airplane before hand-propping the engine for startup.
- [NTSB ERA10LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA379.md): Garlick Helicopters OH-58A+ · Newport, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2010 · N48LA · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance inspections of the main rotor blade inertia screw holes, which resulted in a main rotor blade failure due to fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the main rotor blades.
- [NTSB NYC08LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA028.md): Bell 407 · Morristown, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2007 · N555BH · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the idling main rotor blade. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the manufacturer's procedure for securing the helicopter.
- [NTSB NYC07CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA236.md): Robinson R44 II · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 22, 2007 · N3184T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter.
- [NTSB ATL02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA127.md): Cessna 182Q · Lawrenceburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2002 · N759TY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to secure the fuel cap after refueling that resulted in fuel siphoning from the right main fuel tank and the subsequent fuel supply exhaustion, and the total loss of engine power. The airplane was damaged during the forced landing to a…
- [NTSB MIA02LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA009.md): Cessna 172P · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2001 · N52685 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inattentive preflight inspection, non-compliance with the prestart checklist, decision to leave the cockpit unattended with engine running, and his inadvertent deactivation of the parking brake as he exited to remove a wheel chock, resulting in…
- [NTSB MIA01LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA055.md): Hiller UH-12E · Cleveland, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2001 · N112EC · Destroyed
  > The PIC's failure to follow safe operating procedures for the maintenance of the rotorcraft's external aerial application equipment, resulting in inadvertent activation of collective as he egressed the rotorcraft, causing unmanned flight, in-flight break-up,…
- [NTSB MIA00LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA169.md): Boeing 737-500 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2000 · N522SW · No damage
  > The passenger's onboard disturbance and self-evacuation from the parked aircraft, resulting in injuries. A factor in the accident was the lack of backup electrical power to the terminal which necessitated a lengthy ground hold.
- [NTSB MIA99LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA026.md): Saab-Scania 340A · Memphis, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1998 · N325PX · Minor damage
  > The ground crewmembers inadvertent walking into the path of a rotating propeller resulting in her being struck and fatally injured.
- [NTSB ATL98LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA120.md): Cessna 172 · Sewanee, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 1998 · N6720A · No damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the ground pedestrian. A factor was dark night conditions.
- [NTSB MIA98LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA096.md): Douglas DC-10-30F · Memphis, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1998 · N303FE · No damage
  > ground personnel (an equipment loader) failed to follow established written procedures (ramp safety policy), resulting in a pressurized entry door being opened before it was fully depressurized, subsequently injurying the equipment loader. The malfunctioning…
- [NTSB MIA96LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA038.md): Aero Commander 112 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1995 · N88MS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's and ground personnel's improper starting procedure. Contributing to the accident were the communications being not understood and inadequate training for both the pilot and ground personnel.
- [NTSB ATL95LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA063.md): Cessna 172L · Smyrna, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1995 · N4383Q · No damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to ensure that the magnetos were not energized prior to positioning the propeller, and the dual student's failure to place the ignition switch in the off position after the first start attempt.
- [NTSB ATL92LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA034.md): Cessna 177B · Memphis, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1992 · N13564 · No damage
  > The passenger's failure to follow proper procedures to walk behind the airplane. Factors were the dawn light conditions and the light rain.
- [NTSB ATL92LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA022.md): British Aerospace 3101 · Memphis, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 1991 · N311PX · No damage
  > The failure of the ramp agent to position an additional step below the last step of the airstair door and the ground; the agent failed to follow a verbal company procedure.
- [NTSB ATL88IA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA113.md): Cessna 172B · Elizabethton, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1988 · N7609X · Minor damage
  > Due to a low charge in the battery, the plt elected to start the eng by hand propping, so he could program the loran for a later flt. He began hand propping with the tail & left wing tied down. After the eng started, the tiedown for the tail pulled loose &…
- [NTSB ATL84LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA170.md): Cessna 172N · Nashville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1984 · N733GY · No damage
  > The plt reported that after he & his passengers were aboard the acft, the eng was running & ground control had cleared him to taxi when he discovered that the left main wheel was still chocked, preventing forward movement of the acft. He was setting his…
- [NTSB ATL83LKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LKW02.md): Cessna 152 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 30, 1983 · N5270B · Minor damage
  > The acft propeller struck a deplaned female passenger as she proceeded to the front of the acft prior to engine shutdown. The plt stated that his attention was primarily on the fact that the idle RPM seemed high to him and he failed to note his passenger exit…
- [NTSB IAD74FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKW24.md): Hiller Acft FH1100 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 23, 1974 · N441FH · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA70A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0011.md): Piper J-3 · Lafayette, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 1, 1969 · N70223 · No damage
- [NTSB MIA67A0084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0084.md): Bell 47G-2 · Donelson, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 14, 1967 · N6746D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0597.md): Aeronca 7AC · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1966 · N82350 · Minor damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0648](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0648.md): Cessna 150 · Johnson City, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 10, 1964 · N4507U · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')),
  crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')),
  current_codes AS (
    SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e."tier1Number" AS INTEGER) AS code,
      row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e."isDefiningEvent", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e
    WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e."tier1Number" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*'
      AND (e."isDefiningEvent" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT "mKey" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE "isPre1982"))
  ),
  phases AS (
    SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main
    FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o."phaseOfFlightCode", w.main
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o."phaseOfFlightCode"
    WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes)
  ),
  case_phases AS (
    SELECT p.*, c."eventDate", c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code
    FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = p.case_mkey
    LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1
    WHERE c."eventDate" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names)
  )
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 150)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150/cases?state=TN

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