# NTSB investigations, MD: 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 ERA20LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA332.md): Glasair 1RG · Hagerstown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 23, 2020 · N324DJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA408.md): Day William L Minicoupe · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2014 · N853WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/owner/builder's improper weight and balance calculations, which rendered the airplane uncontrollable in the pitch axis.
- [NTSB ERA12FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA395.md): Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Westminster, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N206GX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to ensure that the elevator quick-fastener was properly secured, resulting in an inflight elevator control disconnect and subsequent loss of control during the ensuing emergency landing. Contributing…
- [NTSB ERA10TA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA142.md): Eurocopter AS 365 N2 Dauphin · Cheverly, MD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 12, 2010 · N61MD · Substantial damage
  > Incomplete clearing of snow from the helipad and vicinity. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a NOTAM regarding the presence of snow banks and the pilot's failure to ensure that the helicopter was clear of a snow bank prior to departure.

## 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" = 'MD' 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=MD

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