# NTSB investigations, WV: Hard landing

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 ERA27FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA27FA004.md): Hughes 269B · Lahmansville, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 6, 2026 · N9390F · Substantial damage
  > On October 06, 2026, at about 1653 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269B, N9390F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lahmansville, West Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA21LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA255.md): Page Joseph E Vans RV-4 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2021 · N54RV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare in variable crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA13LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA007.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2012 · N93606 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA253.md): Cessna 182T · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 1, 2010 · N935FA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control while landing with a gusting wind.

## 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" = 'WV' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '092')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/cases?state=WV

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