Accident: Boeing 737 3H4
Dec 15, 2015 · Nashville, TN
NTSB numberDCA16LA032Event id20151216X41606
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 138
- Uninjured
Probable cause
the flight crew's early turn towards the assigned gate because taxiway lighting had been inadvertently turned off by the controller-in-charge which resulted in the airplane leaving the paved surface. Contributing to the accident was the operation of the screen-saver function on the lighting control panel that prevented the tower controllers from having an immediate visual reference to the status of the airfield lighting.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 3H4
- Registration
- N649SW
- Year built
- 1997
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Taxi-from runway Landing gear collapse
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Nashville International Airport (BNA)4 nm (8 km) west
- Smyrna Airport (MQY)7 nm (12 km) south-east
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