# NTSB investigations, AR: 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 CEN21FA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA270.md): Air Tractor 502B · Paragould, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 15, 2021 · N6088K · Destroyed
  > An inflight loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain during an aerial application flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB GAA19CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA177.md): Champion 7EC · Fayetteville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 24, 2019 · N815PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff as he attempted to avoid power lines, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN16FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA341.md): Beech A36 · Bentonville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2016 · N8283D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to monitor and/or transmit his position over the uncontrolled airport's common traffic advisory frequency, and his decision to continue the takeoff when he observed conflicting traffic on the runway.
- [NTSB CEN16FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA215.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Jonesboro, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2016 · N789MR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to his combined use of alcohol and diphenhydramine, which led to his improper decision to fly after drinking alcohol and degraded…
- [NTSB GAA16CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA288.md): Cessna 172 · Henderson, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 5, 2016 · N124ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing and nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA16CA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA266.md): Cessna 177 · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 29, 2016 · N29601 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a low-altitude turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN13CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA084.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Melbourne, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 1, 2012 · N63MY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB CEN10LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA492.md): Infinity Infinity · Little Rock, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2010 · N208FA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the control lanyard for undetermined reasons.

## 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" = 'AR' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '270' 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/270/sequence?state=AR

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