# NTSB Accident ATL96FA101
> **Boeing 737-200** · 1996-07-08 · NASHVILLE, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL96FA101
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06148
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-07-08
- **Location:** NASHVILLE, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.15937, -86.670951
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 4
- **Uninjured:** 122
- **Total aboard:** 127
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-200
- **Registration:** N53SW
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the captain's improper rejected takeoff, in that the takeoff was rejected after V1, and the flight attendants' improper use of the evacuation procedure, in that an evacuation was independently initiated without the captain's approval, and without assessing the condition and location of the fire.  Factors related to the accident were: bird ingestion in the left engine near lift-off speed during the takeoff roll, and company's inadequate Crew Resource Management (CRM) training for flight attendants.

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