# NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1B: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)

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 WPR19FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA146.md): Aviat A1 · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 15, 2019 · N236AM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight in low visibility and mountainous obscuration conditions.
- [NTSB GAA18CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA549.md): Aviat A1 · Bentonville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2018 · N868X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around after the airplane bounced, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC13CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA077.md): Aviat A-1B · Arctic Village, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2013 · N286AM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB WPR12LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA406.md): Aviat A-1B · Durham, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2012 · N395AA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2210406')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '120' 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/120/sequence?model=2210406

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