Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW accident near Tunica, Mississippi, February 24, 2013
On February 24, 2013 at about 11:45 pm local time, a Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW, registered N164HQ, was involved in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Tunica, Mississippi (Tunica Municipal airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 3 others were unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The cabin attendant's failure to follow published guidance and checklists before and during landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 24, 2013 · about 11:45 pm local time · cases in 2013
- Place
- Tunica, Mississippi · Tunica Municipal · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 3 others were unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW · all ERJ 190-100 IGWs on the register
- Registration
- N164HQ · no longer on the register · serial 19000275
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
At the conclusion of a repositioning flight with no passengers on board, a cabin attendant was seriously injured when she was struck by an unsecured galley cart during landing. Contrary to company training, guidance, and checklists, the cabin attendant was standing in the forward cabin, and the galley cart was left unsecured in the aft galley before touchdown. During landing and deceleration, the cart travelled the length of the cabin and collided with the unseated cabin attendant. According to the cabin attendant, the cart that struck her was part of her area of responsibility, and examination of the galley cart wheel locks and the galley cart receptacle locks after the accident revealed they operated as designed, with no anomalies noted.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Cabin safety event during landing (landing roll) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Equipment/furnishings › Buffet/galleys › Incorrect use/operation other cases naming the cabin, seats and restraints
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Use of policy/procedure › Cabin crew
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,669 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 999,999 hours in all; 977 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 10,253 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, January 8, 2013
- Maximum gross weight: 105,711 lb
- Seats: 20
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Ge CF34-10E5A1 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Ge CF34-10E5A1 (turbofan); 0 hours total
- Operator: Republic Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: ISO Kinston NC at 4:45 pm
- Destination: UTA Tunica MS
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 17, 8,500 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabi | 1 | 1 | ||
| Flight crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
9 documents, released by the NTSB on March 27, 2013. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Captain Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | First Officer Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 4 | Injured Flight Attendant Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 5 | Jump Seat Flight Attendant Statement | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 6 | Excerpts of Flight Operations Manual: Flight Deck Access | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 7 | Excerpts from Flight Attendant Manual: Cabin Policies | PDF, 4 pages | View Download |
| 8 | Operator Memorandum: Cockpit Door | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
| 9 | Operator Memorandum: Repositioning Flights, Cockpit Door, and Cockpit Jumpseat Access | PDF, 2 pages | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N164HQ: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Embraer ERJ 190 E190 and E195 48 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Embraer 661 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Ge CF34-10E5A1 8 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Engine: Ge CF34-10E5A1 8 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Tunica Municipal · nearest airport
- Kinston Regional Jetport AT Stallings Field · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 845 since 1982 · 90 in the last ten years
- Mississippi 2,604 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ERA13CA147.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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