# NTSB investigations, 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ATL83LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA264.md): Bensen B8M · Somerville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1983 · N47BH · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed during takeoff while on a pleasure flight. A witness stated that he saw the acft take off and climb outat a gradual climb to about 100 ft and then start a gradual descent to about 30 ft. at which time the acft nosed over and went almost…
- [NTSB ATL83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA243.md): Schleicher AS-K13 · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1983 · N6877 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that his approach was too fast and he bounced the acft during the landing. The glider drifted left and collided with a hayroll. The collision caused another swerve and a subsequent collision with another hayroll.
- [NTSB ATL83LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA219.md): Cessna 172M · Kingston, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1983 · N13881 · Substantial damage
  > The plt checked the wx conditions before operating on the 1020 ft grass strip. He landed on the strip at 0935 EDT, took off again about 10 min later, then returned & landed again. Aprx 1 hr & 5 min after his 1st takeoff, he started another departure with 20…
- [NTSB ATL83FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA215.md): Cessna 172N · Franklin, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N6429F · Destroyed
  > The plt stated that aprx 45 min after takeoff, he smelled an odor like something burning,then noted a loss of power. He stated that the eng did not quit, but had lost power to about the 1000 RPM range. Also, he stated that the oil pressure dropped to about 10…
- [NTSB ATL83LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA207.md): Rand KR-2 · Dayton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1983 · N83UT · Substantial damage
  > The acft had been airborne for over 1 hr & was descending onto base leg when the eng quit running as the plt went to add power. A forced landing was made in a grassy area near the rwy. After the acft touched down, it hit a ditch during the roll-out, then…
- [NTSB ATL83IA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA197.md): Boeing B-737-222 · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 23, 1983 · N752N · No damage
  > A malfunctioning relay resulted in overheating of an air conditioning pack causing the evacuation of the acft prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB ATL83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA195.md): Cessna 182P · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1983 · N52848 · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine quit during takeoff at about 150 ft AGL. After the engine stoppage the pilot said he applied carburetor heat with no effect. A landing was made in a grain field straight ahead. During the landing…
- [NTSB ATL83LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA193.md): Cessna 182P · Nashville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1983 · N8074M · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a powerline while on an ILS approach. The weather was VMC but scattered clouds and a dark night necessitated the instrument approach. The pilot stated that he became distracted while re-setting his directional gyro and descended below…
- [NTSB ATL83FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA174.md): Piper PA 32RT-300T · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 2, 1983 · N22011 · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed in an open field after an in-flt fire. The fire started while the acft was cruising. No emergency callswere made and the engine which was the fire source was not shut down. A rear seat passenger said he tried to open a reardoor to let out…
- [NTSB ATL83LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA165.md): Grumman G-164A · Adams, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1983 · N6618 · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during a forced landing after a power loss. The plt stated he made two swath runs when the acft lost power. Unable to maintain altitude, he dumped the load and prepared for a landing. The landing field was newlyplowed, wet and the acft dug…
- [NTSB ATL83LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA153.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Shelbyville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1983 · N28190 · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with a power line during a forced landing after power loss due to fuel exhaustion. The acft was on thefinal approach. The pilot said he would be landing short of the rwy. When asked the nature of his emergency he said 'I think I am running…
- [NTSB ATL83FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA144.md): Kit Built Scorpion 133 · Centerville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1983 · N506R · Destroyed
  > The rotorcraft crashed in a steeply descending turn shortly after takeoff from about 100 feet AGL. No mechanical malfunction was found during, the on-site wreckage examination which would have resulted in the abrupt steep left bank and ground impact. The…
- [NTSB ATL83LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA146.md): Taylorcraft BC-65 · Mountain City, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1983 · N29611 · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with a fence during landing after groundlooping. The pilot stated that during roll-out he experienced a gust of wind on the acft right side. An effort was made by the pilot to control the acft but it left the runway in spite of his efforts…
- [NTSB ATL83FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA140.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Crossville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1983 · N9600W · Destroyed
  > The aircraft crashed into hinch mt at the 2700 foot level during cruise flt in IMC weather. The pilot was informed during the initial and subsequent briefings that VFR flt was not recommended for his route. The first leg of the flight from new orleans to…
- [NTSB ATL83LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA120.md): Cessna 421 · Dayton, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1983 · N123SM · Substantial damage
  > The Cessna 421 collided with trees during the landing approach while on a corporate flight. The weather was IMC at the accident site and the acft was on an IFR flight plan. The acft was substantially damaged but the pilot was not injured. The acft contacted…
- [NTSB ATL83FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA116.md): Cessna 172P · Red Bank, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1983 · N54498 · Substantial damage
  > At aprx 2200 EST, the acft departed lansing, IL on a flt to columbus, GA. A passenger stated that a refueling stop had been planned for either bowling green or nashville. However, a stop was not made. The passenger indicated that the pilots were unsure of the…
- [NTSB ATL83LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA100.md): Piper PA-23-250 · St. Joseph, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1983 · N54244 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft overran the end of the runway during a night landing in IMC weather. The runway was a private dirt strip. Flight purpose is not known but it is suspected it was a drug smuggling flight. The aircraft landed long on the 2400 foot strip and went off…
- [NTSB ATL83FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA099.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Lascassas, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1983 · N8366W · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed in a field about 8 miles after a night takeoff in IMC weather. No flt plan was filed. The pilot had received several briefings. During his final briefing the possibility of icing was discussed. The takeoff time was ABOUT2030 hrs. The…
- [NTSB ATL83LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA094.md): Robinson R-22 · Dyersburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1983 · N9069N · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff on a solo training flight. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot lost directional control at liftoff and started drifting toward parked acft. He attempted to go over…
- [NTSB ATL84LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA056.md): Cessna 172N · Knoxville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1983 · N6257F · Substantial damage
  > The acft recontacted the ground during takeoff and bounced several times before coming to rest. The propeller, nose strut and firewall were damaged. The wind was reportedly from 250 degrees at 14 KTS gusting to 26 KTS. The ATC controllers on duty said the…
- [NTSB FTW83IA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83IA086.md): Boeing 727-223 · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1982 · N6810 · Minor damage
  > During a go-around from an ILS approach, the left wing tip was dragged. This resulted in minor damage to the leading edge slats, trailing edge flaps and outboard flap track housing on the left wing. An uneventful landing was made after the go-around. The…
- [NTSB ATL83LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA061.md): Robinson R-22 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1982 · N90773 · Substantial damage
  > During an autorotation at about 125 ft AGL the student attempted to apply power for a recovery but noted that the oil pressure light was illuminated & the eng had quit. The CFI took the controls & executed an emergency landing. He maneuvered to avoid power…
- [NTSB ATL83FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA024.md): Cessna 210E · Chattanooga, TN · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1982 · N4958U · Substantial damage
  > The eng lost power passing 4,000 ft during climbout. The plt immediately reversed course & attempted to reach lovell field. He was unable to reach the rwy & landed in a shopping center parking lot 1 mi short of the rwy. The right wing struck a signpost & the…
- [NTSB ATL83IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83IA018.md): Beech B99 · Clarksville, TN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1982 · N4099A · Minor damage
  > As there were no passengers on the flight, the copilot was flying the leg from the left seat. On arrival over Clarksville, the captain instructed the first officer to execute a short field landing. The approach was normal until the aircraft was flared high…
- [NTSB ATL83FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA014.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Athens, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1982 · N21678 · Substantial damage
  > The plt had not flown for a couple of years. On 10/15/82 he received dual instruction in a C-172 & on the day of the accident was checked out in the PA-28. His certificate was not valid for night flight. At 1716 the plt activated a VFR flt plan. At…
- [NTSB ATL83FKW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKW01.md): Cessna 172P · Gallatin, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Oct 9, 1982 · N5313K · Destroyed
  > Cessna 172P, N5313K crashed into a densely wooded area during the initial portion of cross-country flight. The pilot and his wife were killed but an infant son survived. Weather was not a factor.
- [NTSB ATL83FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA003.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Dyersburg, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1982 · N1ET · Substantial damage
  > At 30 mi north of the destination, the inboard side of the right eng cowl popped loose & began vibrating severely, the plt was concerned that the cowling would break loose & strike the vert of horiz stabilizer so he feathered the r eng. Atthis point, the arpt…
- [NTSB ATL82FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA285.md): Robinson R-22 · Nashville, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1982 · N9072V · Destroyed
  > Witnesses reported that the helicopter was in cruise flight between 100 and 500 feet AGL at a high speed when slapping and cracking sounds were heard, followed by the in-flight breakup of the helicopter. The wreckage was scattered over 700 ft with the…
- [NTSB ATL82DA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA264.md): Piper PA-28R · Sewanee, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 3, 1982 · N4976S · Substantial damage
  > Enroute the oil pressure dropped to zero & shortly thereafter the prop seized due to oil starvation. Post exam revealed a crack in the prop governor oil line, P/N76157, at the bend about 1 inch away from the "b" nut attaching the line to the elbow fitting at…
- [NTSB ATL82FKW09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW09.md): Grumman AA-1 · Lafayette, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 9, 1982 · N5628L · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed while apparently trying to land in a field drg IFR conditions after loss of a top eng cowling. The plt had just made a may day transmission that he had lost his cowling. It could not be determined whether the cowling was lost before or after…
- [NTSB ATL82DA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA228.md): Hughes 369HS · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 4, 1982 · N9209F · Destroyed
  > Pilot lost control of the helicopter during landing. The landing was hard and the aircraft was damaged. The only pre-existing discrepancy was a "notchieness" in the cyclic trim. The pilot said cyclic trim had run away the previous day. He further stated it…
- [NTSB ATL82FLT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLT05.md): Varga 2180 · Arlington, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N5600M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot made a precautionary landing during a cross country flight due to low fuel. After deciding he had enough fuel to continue, the pilot elected to takeoff. During the initial climb the engine quit. An emergency landing was made in a cotton field.
- [NTSB ATL82DA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA206.md): Pitts S2S · Somerville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1982 · N31461 · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after touchdown during a formation landing, the wingman's aircraft struck an engine stand that had been placed over a hole in the runway. The hole was located about 900 ft from the approach end and was about 2 ft long, 1 ft wide, and 1 ft deep. It was…
- [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 ATL82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA177.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Hixson, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 27, 1982 · N2604P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot elected to takeoff on a dark night without runway lights. He stated that the runway lights were not available at the time since the operator was out of town. According to the pilot and other witnesses, at least part of the airport environment was…
- [NTSB ATL82DA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA176.md): Bensen B-8M · Parsons, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 11, 1982 · N41BS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that just prior to touchdown, a gust of wind yawed the gyrocopter which he attempted to control with rudder and increased propeller RPM. He stated that the power increase resulted in a sharp yaw to the left and a loss of control. The…
- [NTSB ATL82FKW07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW07.md): Piper PA-28 · Hohenwald, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 2, 1982 · N1298T · Substantial damage
  > Originally, the pilot departed on a flight from olive branch, ms to lawrenceburg, TN. While en route, he became disoriented and landed at lafayette, TN. From there he proceeded to lawrenceburg via lebanon, TN. After departing lebanon, he became disoriented…
- [NTSB ATL82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA150.md): Bell 47D1 · Blountville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 29, 1982 · N10065 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft lost power at 100 feet above ground level. An autorotation was attempted to a highway. The hard landing resulted in the main rotor severing the tail.
- [NTSB ATL82DA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA142.md): Douglas DC-9-15F · Memphis, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 22, 1982 · N9356 · No damage
  > Before takeoff, the aircrew received weather data that included a forecast for a severe thunderstorm watch. While en route, the captain elected to leave the seat belt sign on for the entire flight. The flight was routine until a descent was started into the…
- [NTSB ATL82DA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA129.md): Beech A23-24 · Kingston, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 10, 1982 · N5750V · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff, the engine lost power at about 300 ft AGL and the pilot ditched the plane in a lake. After the ditching, the pilot egressed from the plane and enter a fishing boat that pulled up alongside. Shortly after that, the plank sank. After the…
- [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 ATL82DA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA100.md): S.N.I.A.S. AS350D Astar · Alcoa, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 12, 1982 · N3605B · Substantial damage
  > While preparing to land, the pilot experienced a tail rotor drive failure at a speed of less than 60 knots. At that speed, he was unable to make the necessary right turn from his position to land on the runway. Instead, he climbed about 50 ft in a left turn…
- [NTSB ATL82FLT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLT03.md): Cessna 172N · Greenfield, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Mar 20, 1982 · N737QS · Destroyed
  > Witnesses reported that the aircraft crashed after the pilot had been making low passes for about 15 to 30 minutes. In the vicinity of a 30 ft pole, the pilot made a right turn and the aircraft struck the top of a 45 ft tree. The aircraft continued over a…
- [NTSB ATL82DKW06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DKW06.md): Cessna 310 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 11, 1982 · N5253J · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft collided with a Cessna 310, N5253J at night after both planes had been cleared to the same runway. The other pilot stated that the Beech 95-55 was taxiing without lights. Reportedly, the Cessna pilot did not see the Beech 95-55 approaching from…
- [NTSB ATL82DA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA067.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Murfreesboro, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 8, 1982 · N75029 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot estimated his fuel consumption to be 10 gal/hr. The actual consumption was about 12 gal/hr. Approximately 20 miles from his destination, he decided to make an enroute stop for fuel. While turning to final approach for landing, the engine quit. From…
- [NTSB ATL82FKW05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW05.md): Cessna 177RG · Kingston, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 7, 1982 · N2150Q · Substantial damage
  > During cruise flight a gear tooth from the aluminum idler gear in the engine oil pump failed. This locked the oil pump causing failure of the main drive gear. The aircraft landed in rough terrain with gulleys.
- [NTSB ATL82FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW04.md): Cessna 182P · Nashville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 8, 1982 · N9479M · Substantial damage
  > After entering a long final approach for landing, the engine lost power. While attempting to restart the engine, the pilot noted that he had not previously turned on the carburetor heat. He was unable to start the engine and maneuvered the plane to land in a…
- [NTSB ATL82DA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA048.md): Beech C-23 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 8, 1982 · N60427 · Substantial damage
  > The accident occurred while the pilot was making a touch and go landing on his second supervised solo flight. After touchdown on his first landing, the pilot inadvertently pulled back on the control yoke while adding power and raising the flaps. The nose…
- [NTSB ATL82FKW03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW03.md): Beech V35B · Concord, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 8, 1981 · N4261S · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL82FKW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKW02.md): Cessna 150 · Whitwell, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1981 · N7387X · Substantial damage

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## 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'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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