NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on White County Plane Crash that Killed 3

NTSB report points to engine failure in deadly White County plane crash

NTSB preliminary report indicates engine failure likely caused the April plane crash in White County that killed three people.

NTSB releases preliminary report on White County plane crash that killed 3

WHITE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) -- Officials released new details Wednesday about the circumstances surrounding an April plane crash that left three people dead in White County. A Mooney M20TN on a personal flight crashed at approximately 11:47 a.m. on April 26 near Sparta. According to the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report, not only were the private pilot and two passengers fatally injured, but the plane was "substantially da…

NTSB releases preliminary report for Murphy Canyon plane crash

Serious mistakes were made by both the pilot and the air traffic controller in the fatal jet crash that killed six people last month, a pilot with decades of...

FAA Report: Sparta Plane Crash Caused By Engine Malfunction

A preliminary accident report on the April plane crash that killed three people near the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport cites internal catastrophic malfunction in the engine. The plane went down April 26, just one-and-a-half nautical miles from the airport. The NTSB report released Wednesday said the pilot was cleared for approach before he cancelled his instrument flight rules clearance and informed controllers the cloud base was at 3,000 fe…