# NTSB investigations, MN: Aircraft maintenance 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 CEN23LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA182.md): Loehle Acft 5151 Mustang · Hector, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 11, 2023 · N91026 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s modifications to the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue the takeoff despite observing lower than anticipated propeller rpm, his decision…
- [NTSB CEN20LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA263.md): Piper PA32 · Eveleth, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 5, 2020 · N4079R · Destroyed
  > The seizure of the airplane’s engine-driven fuel pump due to internal contamination, which led to a total loss of engine power. The source of the contamination could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN18LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA300.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Le Sueur, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2018 · N9005T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel planning, during which he did not visually check the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks and instead relied on the fuel gauges that were showing erroneous fuel quantity indications, which resulted in fuel…
- [NTSB CEN17LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA304.md): Roger M Allen RA2 · Hector, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2017 · N952RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper installation of the control stick hardware, which resulted in a loss of elevator control in flight.
- [NTSB CEN14LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA486.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Langola Township, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2014 · N22WX · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to apply sufficient torque on the throttle control lever nut, which resulted in a loss of throttle control and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN13IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA059.md): Fairchild SA227-AC · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2012 · N619BA · Minor damage
  > Loose electrical connections to the hydraulic system and anomalies in the hydraulic shuttle valve and power pack, which resulted in an uncommanded gear unlock and collapse of the left main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure…
- [NTSB CEN12CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA035.md): Houts Avid Mark IV · Hibbing, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 21, 2011 · N43280 · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of a hose clamp, which resulted in an oil line rupture and subsequent loss of engine oil pressure.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '040' 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/040/sequence?state=MN

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