# NTSB investigations, AZ: Abrupt maneuver

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 DCA25LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA230.md): Boeing 737 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2025 · N27266 · No damage
  > The abrupt application of brakes during taxi, which resulted in a sudden stop and caused a flight attendant to sustain a serious injury.
- [NTSB WPR24LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA305.md): Mooney M20F · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 8, 2024 · N9628M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s evasive maneuver to avoid birds while on final approach at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree.
- [NTSB WPR19LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA253.md): Ercoupe 415 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 10, 2019 · N3816H · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to prevent the student pilot from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to make a positive…
- [NTSB WPR15FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA125.md): BAE Systems MK-67 Hawk · Yuma, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 2015 · N506XX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s initiation of an early rotation during takeoff, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's use of nose up pitch trim and the operator's policy to use nose-up pitch trim during…
- [NTSB WPR15CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA115.md): Piper PA 28R-201 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 24, 2015 · N963WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot under instruction's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.

## 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" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '270')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/cases?state=AZ

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