# NTSB investigations, 2014: 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 CEN15CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA093.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Horseshoe Bay, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2014 · N174CD · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter's contact with the landing pad during a rejected landing.
- [NTSB DCA14LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14LA137.md): Boeing 757 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2014 · N553UA · Substantial damage
  > the first officer's failure to maintain the correct airspeed and pitch attitude during landing that resulted in 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 CEN14LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA296.md): Bell 206B · Decatur, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2014 · N536T · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper recovery from a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DCA14WA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14WA175.md): Boeing 737 - 8K2 · Madeira, Portugal · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 17, 2014 · G-GDFC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA14CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA034.md): Boeing 737 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 4, 2014 · N8327A · Substantial damage
  > the captain's over rotation during the bounced landing.

## 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") = 2014
  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?year=2014

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