# NTSB investigations: Attempted remediation/recovery

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 GAA18CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA196.md): Cub Crafters CC19 · Seldovia, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 1, 2018 · N711XC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB GAA18CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA192.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 31, 2018 · N540DM · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing after touching down with the left brake engaged. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB GAA18CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA191.md): Piper PA18 · Dorris, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2018 · N101EB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA18CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA186.md): Terry G. Olson Kitfox S7 Super Spor · Silver Bay, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 29, 2018 · N141AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s hard landing and subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and bank control during the aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA18CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA179.md): Lynn Perry Cavalon · Haverhill, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2018 · N442AG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the binding of the control stick, for an undetermined reason, which precipitated the rejected takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC18LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA030.md): Champion 7GC · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2018 · N4844E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a loss of control and failure of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land.
- [NTSB GAA18CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA229.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2018 · N72QC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s rapid lowering of the collective, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA167.md): Beech C99 · Hastings, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2018 · N213AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land in a gusty crosswind that exceeded the airplane's maximum demonstrated crosswind and resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA18CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA161.md): Cessna 172 · Green Valley, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2018 · N418DD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB GAA18CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA156.md): Stinson 108 · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 11, 2018 · N9457K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA18MA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18MA099.md): American Eurocopter AS350B2 · New York, NY · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Mar 11, 2018 · N350LH · Substantial damage
  > Liberty Helicopters Inc.'s use of a NYONair-provided passenger harness/tether system, which caught on and activated the floor-mounted engine fuel shutoff lever and resulted in the in-flight loss of engine power and the subsequent ditching. Contributing to…
- [NTSB GAA18CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA204.md): Piper PA28 · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 2, 2018 · N158ND · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, which resulted in overcorrection with the rudder during the landing, loss of control, and a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA18LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA102.md): Piper PA 32-300 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 1, 2018 · N54476 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach…
- [NTSB CEN18LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA114.md): Beech 77 · Odessa, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2018 · N6699B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper takeoff procedures and his failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane.
- [NTSB GAA18CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA142.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna Astore · Apopka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 25, 2018 · N194CT · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA18LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA089.md): Airborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 L · Eustis, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Limited · Final report · Feb 25, 2018 · N98YW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the weight-shift-control aircraft's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the…
- [NTSB GAA18CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA147.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 24, 2018 · N7519G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB GAA18CA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA141.md): Cessna 172 · Show Low, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2018 · N5147N · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind and tailwind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA18CA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA144.md): Piper PA 22 · Ashland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2018 · N6157D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA18LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18LA131.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2018 · N337H · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s abrupt evasive maneuver to avoid a reported unmanned aerial system, which resulted in a loss of forward airspeed and settling with power and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA125.md): Baker Victor R Kitfox · Carson City, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2018 · N377KJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-receiving-instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA18CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA124.md): Cessna 150 · El Dorado, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 4, 2018 · N61024 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent off-airport landing and nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA18LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA075.md): Bell OH 58C · Zebulon, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 2018 · N942SC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to fully open the throttle before initiating the power recovery in response to a simulated engine failure.
- [NTSB ERA18IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18IA078.md): Airbus Helicopters EC 130 · Memphis, TN · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Jan 28, 2018 · N894GT · Minor damage
  > The pilot’s failure to lock the collective pitch control after landing, and the mechanic’s failure to properly balance the collective pitch control after converting the helicopter to a single-pilot configuration, which resulted in an uncommanded collective…
- [NTSB ERA18LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA070.md): Piper PA32R · Marathon, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 2018 · N47863 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA18CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA110.md): Helicopteres Guimbal Cabri G2 · Cahokia, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 22, 2018 · N989HH · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain yaw control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR18CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA072.md): Cessna 172P · Cloverdale, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 20, 2018 · N64204 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach and his delayed decision to go around.
- [NTSB GAA18CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA109.md): Beech B60 · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 16, 2018 · CFESG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper brake application during landing, which resulted in a tire blowout and a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB GAA18CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA104.md): Geldermann Bert E Lancair Legacy · Friday Harbor, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 15, 2018 · N145JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to maintain the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane landing hard short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the cockpit canopy opening in flight.
- [NTSB GAA18CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA101.md): Cub Crafters CC18-180 · Winnimucca, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 12, 2018 · N127DT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and her use of excessive braking during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN18LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA062.md): Cessna 525A · Michigan City, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 27, 2017 · N525KT · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's improper decision to land on a snow-covered runway that had insufficient runway distance for the airplane to land with the contamination, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with obstacles.
- [NTSB WPR18LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA055.md): Kelley Derrick/Leza Aircam · Newport, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2017 · N959M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while on final approach for landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB GAA18CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA092.md): Piper PA28 · Mankato, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 20, 2017 · N284MK · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent go-around during which the student exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA18CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA068.md): North American T 6 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 5, 2017 · N2996Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ERA18LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA044.md): Piper PA34 · Thomasville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2017 · N8328V · Substantial damage
  > A stone becoming lodged in a left main landing gear (MLG) drag link, which resulted in the failure of the left MLG to extend and lock.
- [NTSB WPR18LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA041.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Truckee, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 30, 2017 · N47WH · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to execute a power recovery from a non-stabilized autorotative descent, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA066.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 29, 2017 · N744WT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to land the helicopter with both skids on the trailer platform, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN18LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA038.md): Piper / Laudeman J3C 65 · Palmyra, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2017 · N11188 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing into trees. Contributing to the pilot’s inadvertent pulling of the fuel shutoff valve were habit patterns he had…
- [NTSB ANC18LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA011.md): Cessna 172 · Oloh, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 2017 · N739KW · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 valve key (exhaust).
- [NTSB GAA18CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA061.md): Luscombe 8 · Caldwell, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2017 · N1780K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB GAA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA056.md): Buehlmann Peter Kitfox Model 4 1200 · Overgaard, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2017 · N234PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA18CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA060.md): Hughes 300 · Woodlawn, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 22, 2017 · N9685F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inappropriate descent profile during landing with a quartering gusting tailwind, which resulted in a loss of main rotor rpm.
- [NTSB ERA18LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA033.md): Cessna 421 · Presque Isle, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 2017 · N421RX · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight leakage of fuel from the fuel injection system's mixture shaft onto the hot turbocharger, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and the pilot's inability to see the runway due to reduced visibility conditions and conduct a successful landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA050.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Rosamond, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 19, 2017 · N69656 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN18LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA032.md): Cessna T207A · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2017 · N9825M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight fuel management and reliance on a faulty fuel gauge, which resulted in fuel starvation during approach for landing, and his failure to follow the emergency checklist after losing engine power.
- [NTSB GAA18CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA046.md): Textron 172 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2017 · N30SU · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise.
- [NTSB GAA18CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA045.md): Cessna 172 · Trenton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 9, 2017 · N2138W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA18LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA020.md): Bell 206 · Union City, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 8, 2017 · N275AE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent slope landing and attempted recovery, which resulted in an incipient dynamic rollover, mast bumping, and separation of the main rotor.
- [NTSB ERA18LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA023.md): Great Lakes 2T1A · Montague, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2017 · N3512L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the attempted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA18FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA012.md): Beech 35C33 · Whiteville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2017 · N293GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and his delayed reaction to the loss of engine power, which led to impact with trees as he was attempting to switch fuel tanks.…

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## 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" = '060' 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/060/sequence?page=17

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