# NTSB investigations, AL: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other

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 ERA25LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA251.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Elberta, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 27, 2025 · N3228B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot’s decision to take off from a wet and unmaintained field that was unsuitable for airplane operations, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to complete the flight.
- [NTSB ERA24LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA259.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Selma, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 12, 2024 · N62LP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA18CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA178.md): Flightworks Capella XS FW2C80TD · Hartselle, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2018 · N654MM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA220.md): Shilt Jerry C F-1 Rocket · Bessimer, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 7, 2017 · N3839Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout in gusting crosswind conditions.

## 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" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '093' 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/093/sequence?state=AL

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