# NTSB investigations: Jabiru 3300A: Loss of control in flight

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 ERA25LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA219.md): Fred L Wellman CH 750 Cruzer · Medina, OH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2025 · N75FW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR20LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA096.md): Lightning Avion Eab Arion Lightning · Jerome, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 26, 2020 · N1XF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and the pilot’s loss of airplane control during an emergency descent, which resulted in a stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA16CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA259.md): Hirn Associates Zodiac CH601XL · Hedgesville, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 17, 2016 · N650WP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent activation of the elevator trim, which resulted in a premature takeoff and subsequent loss of airplane control and collision with trees.
- [NTSB CEN14LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA087.md): Maarten H Versteeg Zenith 601XL(B) · Leakey, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2013 · N581SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after the canopy opened on takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly secure the canopy latch before 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('34804')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '240'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/cases?engine=34804

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