# NTSB investigations, 2019: 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 ERA20LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA062.md): Piper PA32RT · Fletcher, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2019 · N27GB · Destroyed
  > A failure of two of the oil pump drive gear’s teeth, which resulted in a loss of engine oil lubrication, and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA20LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA044.md): Beech E35 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 23, 2019 · N3315C · Destroyed
  > The separation of the throttle control cable from the carburetor throttle control lever resulting in the near total loss of engine power. Contributing to the separation of the throttle cable was the lack of proper securing hardware by unknown maintenance…
- [NTSB GAA20CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA088.md): Higgins John H/Williams John D Questair Venture · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2019 · N35HW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's unstabilized approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, loss of directional control, and impact with a tree and then terrain.
- [NTSB GAA20CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA033.md): Weatherly 620 · Fabens, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2019 · N9033T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power wires while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB GAA20CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA042.md): Beech 19 · Somerville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2019 · N2177W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to move the fuel selector position to the "on" position before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and necessitated a forced landing to a field shortly after takeoff, and his subsequent improper decision to take off…
- [NTSB WPR19WA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19WA254.md): Cessna 560 · Azligarh, India · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 27, 2019 · VT-AVV · Destroyed
  > On August 27, 2019, at 0310 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 560 XL airplane, VT-AVV, collided with an electrical cable during the landing at the Aligarh Airport, Aligarh, India. The airplane was destroyed during the post crash fire. The airplane was…
- [NTSB CEN19FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA278.md): Grumman G164 · Hays, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2019 · N3631Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA19FA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA248.md): Textron 680A · Elizabethton, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2019 · N8JR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continuation of an unstabilized approach despite recognizing associated cues and the flight crew's decision not to initiate a go-around before touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing, a loss of airplane control, a landing gear collapse, and…
- [NTSB ERA19LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA247.md): Fantasy Air Allegro · Boone, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 14, 2019 · N5020X · Destroyed
  > The reported total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ANC19LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA031.md): Cessna 208 · Bethel, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2019 · N9448B · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall at low altitude. Contributing to the accident, was the…
- [NTSB CEN19MA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19MA190.md): Textron B-300 · Addison, TX · Accident · 10 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Final report · Jun 30, 2019 · N534FF · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following a reduction of thrust in the left engine during takeoff. The reason for the reduction in thrust could not be determined. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to conduct the airplane…
- [NTSB CEN19FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA189.md): Beechcraft 58 · Hiawatha, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 2019 · N4614S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR19FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA133.md): Just JA30 Superstol · Chelan, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · May 6, 2019 · N825PW · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB ANC19FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA018.md): Beech A60 · Santa Rosa, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 5, 2019 · N102SN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to his failure to maintain appropriate control inputs and airspeed after shutting down an engine because of a progressive failure of the pressure relief valve in the fuel pump, which resulted in variable fuel pressure…
- [NTSB CEN19FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA117.md): Air Tractor AT 502 · Harlingen, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 9, 2019 · N7314D · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines during low altitude flight operations. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment due to a sedating medication.
- [NTSB ERA19LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA138.md): Fisher Flying Products Dakota Hawk · McAlpin, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 26, 2019 · N30271 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at idle power in atmospheric conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA124.md): Piper PA31 · Madeira, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 2019 · N400JM · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation to the left engine and the resulting loss of engine power to that engine, and a loss of airplane control due to the pilot's failure to maintain the minimum controllable airspeed.

## 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") = 2019
  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?year=2019

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