# NTSB investigations, MI: Fire/smoke (post-impact)

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 CEN20CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA100.md): Commander 114 · Coldwater, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 22, 2020 · N374JW · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate communication with the pilot under review about his intention to simulate a single-engine failure and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack when the pilot did not respond as expected, which…
- [NTSB CEN18FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA387.md): Beech 200 · Oscoda, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2018 · N241CK · Destroyed
  > The pilot's descent below minimum descent altitude during the nonprecision instrument approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN18FA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA236.md): Cessna P210N · Detroit, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2018 · N3896P · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to divert earlier in the flight to another airport to ensure that the airplane had an adequate fuel reserve, and the malfunction of the landing gear extension system for…
- [NTSB CEN12TA604](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12TA604.md): Cessna 182P · Newberry, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 2012 · N5981J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to distraction from a combination of smoke in the cockpit and a sudden turbulence encounter while on short final approach. The cause of the cockpit smoke could not be determined due to the extensive…
- [NTSB CEN11FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA253.md): Piper PA46-350P · Monroe, MI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2011 · N619VH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's demonstration of poor judgment by attempting a high-speed pass several feet above the runway and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the runway.
- [NTSB CEN10FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA027.md): Commander 114-B · Adrian, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2009 · N6025U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation while on an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB CEN09LA605](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA605.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Troy, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2009 · N4864S · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during initial climb due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's selection of an empty or nearly empty main tank for takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN09LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA311.md): Thornton RV-6A · Plainwell, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 2009 · N39JT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN09FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA015.md): Cessna 150G · Cedar Lake, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 2008 · N3623J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overall lack of flight experience.
- [NTSB CHI08FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA141.md): Sikorsky S-76A · Grand Rapids, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 2008 · N176SH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain tail rotor obstacle clearance from a tower during takeoff.

## 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" = 'MI' 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" = '170' 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/170/sequence?state=MI

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