# NTSB investigations, 2009: Air traffic 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 CEN10FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA065.md): New Piper PA-46-500TP · Mendoza, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 2009 · N600YE · Substantial damage
  > ***This report was modified on May 22, 2014. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the pilot's spatial disorientation was the…
- [NTSB OPS10IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA002.md): Airbus A320 · Cortez, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 2009 · C-FKOJ · No damage
  > The failure of the ACA795 flight crew to monitor and/or switch to the appropriate air traffic control frequency.
- [NTSB DCA10IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10IA001.md): Airbus A320 · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2009 · N374NW · No damage
  > The flight crew's failure to monitor the airplane’s radio and instruments and the progress of the flight after becoming distracted by conversations and activities unrelated to the operation of the flight.
- [NTSB ERA09CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA234.md): Cessna 172RG · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2009 · N6208V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the diversion of the pilot's attention to an airplane on a converging final approach course.
- [NTSB OPS09IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS09IA002.md): Tampa, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2009 · No damage
  > The controller's issuance of an improper climb clearance to the pilot of Berry Aviation flight 510. Contributing to the incident was the controller's distraction while he searched for a misplaced flight progress strip.

## 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") = 2009
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '100' 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/100/sequence?year=2009

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