# NTSB investigations, SC: 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 ERA26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA022.md): Rans Employee Flying Club Rans S-6ES Coyote II · Williston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 24, 2025 · N43822 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the initial climb in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA20LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA150.md): Arion Lightning LS-1 · Mount Pleasant, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2020 · N81DJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees at the end of the runway due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in dark night conditions. Also causal was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring, which did not identify and prevent the…
- [NTSB ERA17FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA164.md): Bell-Carson 47G Super C 4 · Timmonsville, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2017 · N865Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to maneuver the helicopter at a low altitude near trees, which resulted in collision with the trees.
- [NTSB ERA16LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA139.md): Hall, Wendall W Harmon Rocket II · Cheraw, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2016 · N729PS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to fly at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with power lines.
- [NTSB ERA14CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA062.md): Anderson Andreas Rans S-6S · Traveler's Rest, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 3, 2013 · N581TC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent inability to maintain clearance with terrain.

## 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" = 'SC' 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" = '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?state=SC

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