# NTSB investigations: Aerodynamic stall/spin

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CHI08FA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA156.md): Cessna U206C · Fremont, OH · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2008 · N29122 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor judgment in continuing to fly with his severe visual deficiency. Also contributing to the…
- [NTSB DFW08LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA161.md): Cessna 150M · Forrest City, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2008 · N3266V · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC08FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA072.md): Piper PA-18 · Quinhagak, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2008 · N897SP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude in high winds, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent to the ground. Contributing to the accident were the high winds.
- [NTSB DEN08FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08FA100.md): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Gothenburg, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2008 · N12XT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's recent usage of Marihuana, his impaired judgement and decision making, and the low visibility weather…
- [NTSB DEN08LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA098.md): Harms Robert M KIT FOX SE · La Porte, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2008 · N40120 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB SEA08LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA145.md): Poulin L/Cullen D Lancair Legacy · Murrieta, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2008 · N109DC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's failure to maintain flying speed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and the subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX08FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA152.md): Beech V35B · Fall River Mills, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2008 · N1886L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering for landing, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB NYC08FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA189.md): Grumman American AA-1C · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 2008 · N9555U · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC08LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA185.md): Gulfstream American AA-5A · Lewisburg, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 2008 · N26975 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during the initial climb, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting to return to the airport resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB DFW08LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA143.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Wheatley, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2008 · N6112D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent low-altitude aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB SEA08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA127.md): Thorp T-18 · Kent, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2008 · N8613A · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the lack of a suitable landing area and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering in response to the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB LAX08FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA134.md): Extra Flugzeugproduktions-GMBH EA-300/L · Queen Creek, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 2008 · N133EE · Substantial damage
  > The loss of aircraft control due to an undetermined rudder malfunction.
- [NTSB CHI08LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA123.md): Dickenson Bathtub · Broadhead, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 5, 2008 · N538 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB LAX08FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA122.md): Carlton M. Cadwell Lancair IV-P · Mesa, AZ · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2008 · N25CL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during climb out resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB MIA08FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA091.md): AeroFab Lake LA-250 · Skaneateles, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2008 · N14037 · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed during a steep turn.
- [NTSB LAX08FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA115.md): Cessna 150J · Sonora, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2008 · N60760 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were rising mountainous terrain and a high density altitude.
- [NTSB LAX08LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA108.md): Cessna 150L · Columbia, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2008 · N1364Q · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's decision to attempt takeoff with an engine discrepancy and subsequent failure to abort takeoff when the airplane did not attain adequate airspeed during the initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB LAX08CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA102.md): Cessna 172S · Gualala, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 13, 2008 · N21705 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision not to use all of the available runway, his premature rotation and failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed to continue the takeoff that resulted in a stall/mush, an aborted takeoff, a runway overrun, and a collision with…
- [NTSB NYC08LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA152.md): Cessna P210N · Louisville, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 2008 · N734JV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB NYC08LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA150.md): Hatle Rans S-12 · Rincon, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2008 · N6189 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb which led to an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB MIA08FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA081.md): Cirrus SR22 · Waxhaw, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2008 · N615WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to land, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC08FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA133.md): Cessna 172 · Indiantown, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 2008 · N284SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the overweight condition of the airplane and the inoperative stall warning horn.
- [NTSB LAX08FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA068.md): Mooney M20C · Riverside, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2008 · N591BB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ANC08FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08FA037.md): Cessna 170B · Tyonek, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2008 · N8458D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to prevent a stall while maneuvering, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB DFW08FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA060.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Lindsay, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 2008 · N824BJ · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.
- [NTSB NYC08MA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08MA090.md): Raytheon C90A · Mount Airy, NC · Accident · 6 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2008 · N57WR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper decision to descend below the minimum descent altitude, and failure to follow the published missed approach…
- [NTSB DFW08CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA059.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Sheffield, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 27, 2008 · N743L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB DEN08LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA053.md): Phillips Flite Bike · Valley Center, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2008 · N31559 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an emergency descent resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to turn on the fuel tank valve resulting in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA08FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA038.md): Cessna 172L · Clearwater, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2008 · N7100Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for approach to land. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of the airplane above the design gross weight.
- [NTSB ANC08MA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08MA038.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Kodiak, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2008 · N509FN · Substantial damage
  > The failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the airplane's nose baggage door latching mechanism was properly configured and maintained, resulting in an inadvertent opening of the nose baggage door in flight. Contributing to the accident were…

## 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 s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '241' 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
```

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