# NTSB investigations: Raytheon 58: 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 ERA20FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA022.md): Beech 58 · Ocala, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 31, 2019 · N959CM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to an acute medical event and/or his use of impairing medications.
- [NTSB CEN19FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA124.md): Beech 58 · Kerrville, TX · Accident · 6 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Apr 22, 2019 · N501CE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Also causal was the pilot's failure to follow the one-engine inoperative checklist and maintain the airplane's minimum…
- [NTSB ERA18FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA167.md): Raytheon 58 · Springfield Township, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2018 · N218BL · Destroyed
  > A loss of control due to spatial disorientation while climbing after departure in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.
- [NTSB CEN15FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA009.md): Raytheon 58 · Palos Hills, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2014 · N31EW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB CEN15LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA021.md): Raytheon 58 · Dixon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2014 · N345PG · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ improper decision to continue flight in icing conditions after the deicing boots could not shed accumulated ice, which resulted in a temporary loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN13FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA130.md): Raytheon 58 · Maxwell, NE · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 2013 · N36VE · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in structural icing and the subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CHI08FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA066.md): Hawker Beechcraft 58 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2008 · N3217L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot experienced spatial disorientation during the inital climb causing him to lose control of the airplane.

## 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 ('7150003')
    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=7150003

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