# NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1B: 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 CEN21FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA150.md): Aviat A-1B · Berwyn, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 6, 2021 · N166WW · Destroyed
  > A loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain as a result of spatial disorientation during cruise in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA421.md): Aviat A 1 · Dixie, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2017 · N368HY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath to landing with sun glare and downdraft conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing in a ravine short of the runway.
- [NTSB CEN14CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA460.md): Aviat Husky · Steamboat Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2014 · N776BC · Substantial damage
  > The student rated pilot's inadvertent flight control input resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the right wing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA229.md): Aviat A-1B · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 6, 2010 · N200HY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation resulting in a loss of directional control and impact with bushes.
- [NTSB CEN10CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA120.md): Aviat A1 · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2010 · N741MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to properly execute a go-around.
- [NTSB CEN09CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA251.md): Aviat A-1B · Great Bend, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 15, 2009 · N84DT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in gusting wind conditions.

## 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.aircraft_model_code IN ('2210406')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '240' 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/240/sequence?model=2210406

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