Nashville - Chattanooga

On February 14, 1974 at 02:35 AM, Nashville - Chattanooga experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Semo Aviation, with the event recorded near Tullahoma-William Northern Field Tennessee.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While on a night approach to Tullahoma Airport, the left engine caught fire. The crew was able to extinguish the fire and the propeller was feathered. Unfortunately, the pilot missed the runway and the captain decided to initiate a go-around manoeuvre when the airplane stalled and crashed. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N313A, MSN A-257, year of manufacture 1946.