# NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series, TN 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. Page 1 of 2 · 63 cases ## Latest cases - [NTSB ERA23LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA059.md): American AA-1A · Sparta, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 4, 2022 · N7254L · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to an accumulation of carburetor ice, resulting in an off-airport landing and substantial damage to the airplane. - [NTSB ERA20CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA222.md): Beech 77 · Elizabethton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2020 · N3815Z · Substantial damage > 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 ERA17FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA299.md): Grumman AA1 · Portland, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2017 · N8866L · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA16LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA228.md): American AA1 · Knoxville, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2016 · N9341L · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a quartering headwind. - [NTSB ERA16LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA183.md): Piper PA 22 · Gallatin, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 2016 · N5823Z · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in an inflight fire due to the presence of a bird nest in the engine compartment. - [NTSB ERA09CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA292.md): Cessna 152 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2009 · N6529M · Substantial damage > The pilots' decision to fly at a low altitude and their inadequate visual lookout while maneuvering. - [NTSB NYC08FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA238.md): Cessna 152 · Rossville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2008 · N5372B · Destroyed > Undetermined. - [NTSB ATL05CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA045.md): Cessna 152 · Nashville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 17, 2005 · N24218 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of fuel system blockage. - [NTSB ATL02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA176.md): Cessna 152 · Spring City, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N46656 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's failure to follow standard training procedures that resulted in the loss of engine power during a simulated loss of engine power. - [NTSB MIA02LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA129.md): Taylorcraft F21B · Somerville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2002 · N4418F · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane. - [NTSB ATL01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA017.md): Cessna 152 · Cleveland, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2000 · N5288P · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor ice. A factor was unsuitable terrain. - [NTSB MIA00FA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA201.md): Cessna 152 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2000 · N89043 · Destroyed > the flight instructor's failure to maintain an airspeed above the aircraft's stall speed, which resulted in a stall/mush, and an inflight loss of control while maneuvering to return to a landing area during an emergency, resulting in an uncontrolled descent… - [NTSB MIA00LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA183.md): Hayes LONG-EZ · Collegedale, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2000 · N9JZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glide path on final approach to insure arrival at the proper runway touchdown point. A factor in the accident is the pilot's unfamiliarity with the cockpit spoiler control's location and operation. - [NTSB MIA00LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA127.md): Cessna 152 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2000 · N46912 · Destroyed > A loss of engine power during takeoff climb for undetermined reasons resulting in an attempted emergency landing to unsuitable terrain and collision with a tree and transmission wires. - [NTSB ATL99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA034.md): Cessna 152 · Shelbyville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 1998 · N5144B · Substantial damage > Water contamination of the fuel supply, resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. - [NTSB ATL98FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA063.md): William Sargent Lancair 235 · Newport, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1998 · N813Y · Destroyed > The pilot's attempt to operate in instrument meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain clearance with the surrounding terrain. Contributing factors were clouds and the mountainous/hilly terrain. - [NTSB ATL97LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA141.md): Tomlinson Pober Super ACE · Lebanon, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1997 · N54JT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to follow normal checklist procedures that resulted in fuel starvation. - [NTSB ATL97LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA120.md): Cessna 152 · Dunlap, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1997 · N6270H · Substantial damage > a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ATL94LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA174.md): Cessna 152 · Linden, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1994 · N5525P · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper use of the rudder which resulted in a loss of directional control. - [NTSB ATL93LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA144.md): Cessna 152 · Cleveland, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1993 · N4921H · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing. - [NTSB ATL93LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA137.md): Ward Long EZE · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1993 · N850JW · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly use the carburetor heat control which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice. - [NTSB ATL92LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA043.md): Cessna 152 · Shelbyville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1992 · N6299Q · Substantial damage > The improper level off by the student pilot because of misjudging the airplane's altitude above the runway. A factor was her diverted attention by an aircraft behind her in the traffic pattern. - [NTSB ATL91LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA131.md): Cessna 152 · Benton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1991 · N757CB · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ATL91LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA115.md): Cessna 152 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1991 · N25362 · Substantial damage > Student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB ATL91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA011.md): Cessna 152 · Centerville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1990 · N67448 · Substantial damage > The propable cause of the accident was the runway incursion by the deer during the pilot's takeoff roll. - [NTSB ATL90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA156.md): Cessna 152 · Cleveland, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1990 · N5265L · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly judge the stopping distance of the airplane and his subsequent failure to perform a go around. Factors in the accident were the tailwind condition at the airport. - [NTSB ATL90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA046.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Selmer, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 1989 · N2443K · Substantial damage > The failure of the instructor to place the engine mixture control in the rich position prior to beginning traffic pattern maneuvers. As a result, the engine quit because of the lean fuel mixture at the high power setting required for the go-around and… - [NTSB ATL89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA119.md): Cessna 152 · Bolivar, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1989 · N6475Q · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly plan required fuel for this flight which resulting in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a field. - [NTSB ATL87LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA085.md): Cessna 152 · Bolivar, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1987 · N25503 · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that he flared excessively during touchdown while practicing a touch & go landing, causing the airplane to balloon. The airplane subsequently touched down again and headed toward the left side of the rwy. The student plt stated that… - [NTSB ATL86LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA104.md): Cessna 152 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1986 · N93589 · Substantial damage > During landing roll the student pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and collided with a tree adjacent to the runway. - [NTSB ATL86FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FLT05.md): Piper PA-14 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 21, 1986 · N4276H · Substantial damage > The acft collided with an air compressor and a hangar door during taxi after the plt hand-propped the unoccupied acft. The ptl said that the thought the 'switches were off'.he was pulling the prop to 'loosen' the oil when the eng started and the acft started… - [NTSB ATL86LLT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LLT07.md): Cessna 152 · Dyersburg, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 25, 1986 · N93472 · Destroyed > The acft collided with trees on the edge of a 5000 ft open field during a precautionary landing after the student plt on his first solo x-country became lost & confused. He landed off arpt even though he still had about 3 hrs fuel. Wx was not threatening and… - [NTSB ATL85FLT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT13.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Springfield, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 26, 1985 · N2438C · Substantial damage > The acft was substantially damaged after contacting thres during a landing following a loss of pwr on takeoff. Post accident inspection revealed the carburetor valve ass'y had separated from the lever ass'y allowing the valve to seat flat against the… - [NTSB ATL85LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA111.md): Cessna 152 · Memphis, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1985 · N6489M · Substantial damage > Acft bounced during lndg in 10KT x-wind. The stu plt was on his 3rd unsupvr solo. The acft went off the rwy on the rt side & collapsed the nose lndg gear. The student had 28 hrs total flt time with a logbook restriction entered by his instructor to restrict… - [NTSB ATL84LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA253.md): Cessna 152 II · Clarksville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1984 · N67810 · Substantial damage > The 13 hour student pilot was on her first supervised solo flight. The wind was reported calm and the student pilot had made two touch and go's. on the third, she added full power for takeoff and the aircraft veered left. She attempted to correct by using the… - [NTSB ATL83LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA383.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Apison, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1983 · N25814 · Substantial damage > The acft collided with trees and crashed during takeoff from a short grass strip in a downwind direction. The wind velocity was 9 KTS. The strip was 2300 ft long with 75 ft trees at the end. Under the existing conditions the takeoff could not be accomplished… - [NTSB ATL83LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA265.md): Cessna 152 · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N65436 · Substantial damage > The acft was damaged in an off airport forced landing during a cross-country after the engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The student pilot had departed for the cross-coutry with 24.5 usable gallons on board. He departed at 1240 hrs EDT and at 1620 he made a… - [NTSB ATL82DA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA203.md): American AA-1 · Covington, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 17, 1982 · N5715L · Substantial damage > Prior to landing, the pilot checked his brakes to insure their integrity and noted that the left brake did not hold pressure. He elected to land on runway 01 since the hangar and ramp areas were located at the north end of the field and he didn't want to taxi… - [NTSB ATL82DA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA125.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Jonesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 5, 1982 · N900AA · Substantial damage > After utilizing the southwest runway for takeoff and landing the pilot noted that the limp windsock had shifted to indicate use of the northeast runway. The next takeoff was therefore made to the northeast, with an uphill gradient to the runway. After a… - [NTSB ATL80FKW23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FKW23.md): Cessna 152 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1980 · N5396M · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL80DKW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKW21.md): Champion 7ECA · Lawrenceburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1980 · N1633G · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL80DKW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKW20.md): Piper PA-12 · Crossville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 7, 1980 · N3467M · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL80DKW14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKW14.md): Cessna 152 · Greenville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1980 · N24298 · Substantial damage - [NTSB IAD80FKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FKW11.md): Cessna 152 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 28, 1980 · N4848B · Substantial damage - [NTSB IAD78FLT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT08.md): Cessna 152 · Memphis, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1978 · N49915 · Substantial damage - [NTSB IAD76DKW10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKW10.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1975 · N5237X · Substantial damage - [NTSB IAD73FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW24.md): Amer Avco AA-1 · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1973 · N5621L · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA72DKW29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKW29.md): Champion 7ECA · Concord, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 24, 1972 · N5188X · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA72DKW11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKW11.md): Champion 7ECA · Lafollette, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1971 · N7585F · Substantial damage - [NTSB MIA70F0282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0282.md): Piper PA-12 · Crossville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 29, 1969 · N2301M · Substantial damage Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?engine=41505&state=TN&page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql 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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('41505')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=41505&state=TN --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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