# NTSB investigations: Preflight or dispatch 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB LAX08FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA109.md): Piper PA-23-160 · San Dimas, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2008 · N4080P · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power in the left engine due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff following the power loss.
- [NTSB LAX08FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA101.md): Cessna 310Q · Compton, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 2008 · N6231Q · Substantial damage
  > The loss of both engines' power during approach due to fuel exhaustion that resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to verify the quantity of fuel on board the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC08FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA139.md): Mooney M20C · Atkins, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2008 · C-FRSK · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to take off in conditions conducive to icing, and his inability to maintain control of the airplane during an in-flight accumulation of structural ice.
- [NTSB NYC08LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA124.md): Rockwell 112TCA · West Chester, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2008 · N4623W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the pitch trim was properly set for takeoff.
- [NTSB CHI08LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA080.md): Cessna 140 · Grand Meadow, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2008 · N3537V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued visual flight into an area of known instrument meteorological conditions in an airplane not equipped for instrument flight, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

## 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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '030' 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/030/sequence?page=8

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