# Final NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.: Tailstrike

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 DCA23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA232.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · Saltillo, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2023 · N834US · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a wind shift while on short final approach which resulted in a higher than normal sink rate and a tailstrike.
- [NTSB DCA14FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14FA122.md): Boeing 767 36N · Kabul, Afghanistan · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2014 · N768NA · Substantial damage
  > the early reduction of engine thrust that resulted in an excessive sink rate and nose high pitch attitude during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident was a significant change in the vertical and horizontal wind components just prior to touchdown.
- [NTSB DCA13CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA008.md): Bombardier DHC-8-315 · Kabul, Afghanistan · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2012 · N800AW · Substantial damage
  > the captains ineffective management of the airplanes energy state during final approach and flare that resulted in a hard landing and tail strike at touchdown.

## 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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '091' 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/091/sequence?state=OF&status=final

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