# NTSB investigations, 2019: Ground handling 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 CEN20CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA047.md): Cessna 182 · Robstown, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 30, 2019 · N3473U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and impact a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the parking brake for reasons that…
- [NTSB DCA20WA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20WA017.md): Boeing 747 · Ataturk, Türkiye · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Nov 11, 2019 · TC-ACR · No damage
  > The Transport Safety Investigation Center (TSIC) of Turkey has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 747-400, which occurred on November 11, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO…
- [NTSB DCA19CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA223.md): Bombardier CL 600 2C10 · Chicago OHare, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Sep 11, 2019 · N710SK · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the tug driver's inability to maintain visual contact with the wing walkers and lack of situational awareness during pushback.
- [NTSB WPR19FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA252.md): Beech C24 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 8, 2019 · N24030 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s operation of the airplane over its maximum gross weight and outside of center of gravity limits at a high-density altitude, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering and subsequent aerodynamic…
- [NTSB DCA19CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA186.md): Boeing 757 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2019 · N57852 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the ground crew to maintain clearance from the parked airplane during pushback.
- [NTSB DCA19CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA168.md): Boeing 737-8H4 · Pittsburgh, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2019 · N8608N · Substantial damage
  > a provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.
- [NTSB DCA19CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA079.md): Airbus A320 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2019 · N220FR · Substantial damage
  > loss of control of the tug by the driver during pushback operations as a result of the contaminated ramp, angle of the towbar, and the airplane engines being at idle thrust.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2019
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '080' 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/080/sequence?year=2019

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