# NTSB investigations, 2008: Aircraft servicing event

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA09FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09FA025.md): Embraer EMB145 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2008 · N844MJ · Substantial damage
  > The tug driver's failure to comply with ramp safety procedures.
- [NTSB CEN09CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA077.md): Piper PA-15 · Pleasanton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 30, 2008 · N4659H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately secure the airplane while hand-starting the engine.
- [NTSB CHI08IA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08IA294.md): Indus T-211 Thorpedo · La Porte, IN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2008 · N107JF · Minor damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of siphoning from the fuel filler neck and cap. Contributing to the incident were the fuel over-servicing which resulted in the siphoning condition, and the ASTM standards which allowed for the fuel…
- [NTSB DFW08LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA210.md): Cessna 182 · Caldwell, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2008 · N92780 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to secure the right wing's fuel cap, leading to fuel being siphoned from the tank during flight.
- [NTSB NYC08FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA184.md): Cessna 337A · West Creek, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 17, 2008 · N5382S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's departure with insufficient fuel for the planned flight, and his improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of power in both engines due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue, which was…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2008
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '020' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/020/sequence?year=2008

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