# NTSB investigations, NY: Low altitude operation/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 ERA21LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA262.md): Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Swan Lake, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2021 · N371EE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the power transmission tower structure during powerline maintenance work, which resulted in the helicopter's main rotor striking the lifeline support bracket for the tower catwalk and the subsequent loss…
- [NTSB GAA18CA502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA502.md): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A · Dansville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2018 · N851EJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from crops during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB ERA13LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA057.md): Hughes 369D · Corning, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 15, 2012 · N369AW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude while conducting a power line aerial observation flight, which resulted in an in-flight collision with wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total experience in the type of operation.
- [NTSB ERA12CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA272.md): Wielt Great Lakes 2T-1A · Warwarsing, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2012 · N211RW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during low level maneuvering flight.

## 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" = 'NY' 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" = '220' 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/220/sequence?state=NY

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