# NTSB investigations, AZ: Aircraft inspection 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 WPR25LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA099.md): Cessna 140 · Salome, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 9, 2025 · N4185N · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB WPR22LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA130.md): Paradise Aircraft USA P1 · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2022 · N101YY · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
- [NTSB WPR20CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA056.md): Cosmos Phase II · Lake Havasu City, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 22, 2019 · N5057Z · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.
- [NTSB GAA18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA062.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2017 · N965DS · Substantial damage
  > A coyote strike and the subsequent operation of the airplane, which led to internal composite wing structure damage.
- [NTSB WPR14CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA350.md): Schweizer SGS 1 34 · Marana, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2014 · N7628 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure the canopy was locked during the pre-takeoff inspection which led to the canopy opening in flight and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the subsequent landing.
- [NTSB WPR11LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA202.md): Rans S-12 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 2011 · N107JL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to conduct an adequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine coolant during climb due to an unsecured tank cap. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use available engine power to ensure a landing on an…
- [NTSB WPR10LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA161.md): Head Balloons AX9 118 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2010 · N3087D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the balloon’s rapid deflation system, which resulted in its inhibited functionality during landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA164.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Parker, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2010 · N4282 · Substantial damage
  > The mechanics' failure to account for all the tools following a maintenance procedure and the pilot's failure to perform a preflight check before a maintenance test flight.
- [NTSB ENG08IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG08IA051.md): Boeing 737 · Phoenix (PHX), AZ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2008 · N514AU · Minor damage
  > The failure of the MLG was due to cracking in the cylinder wall resulting from a fatigue mechanism which initiated at, and near the inner diameter (ID) surface, with propagation through the wall toward the outer diameter(OD) surface. Crack initiation was due…

## 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" = 'AZ' 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" = '050' 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/050/sequence?state=AZ

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