# NTSB investigations, 2013: 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 ERA14FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA010.md): Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · Somerville, TN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 2013 · N353HW · Destroyed > The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with night, instrument meteorological conditions while responding to an obstacle alert, resulting in an in-flight loss of helicopter control. - [NTSB WPR13WA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA415.md): Lancair 360 - NO Series · Shenyang, China · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 17, 2013 · C-FXCK · Substantial damage > On September 17, 2013 about 0523 Universal Time, an experimental amateur-built Lancair, Canadian registration C-FXCK, collided with terrain while maneuvering near Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. The airplane was participating in an aerobatic exhibition… - [NTSB CEN13TA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13TA535.md): Bell 206L-3 · Amistad, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 7, 2013 · N721LL · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to arrest the descent following an abrupt maneuver to avoid birds, which resulted in an impact with terrain. - [NTSB WPR13FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA399.md): Tyler Ives SD-1 TG · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2013 · N123SD · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing prohibited aerobatic maneuvers and the deployment and separation of the ballistic parachute system from the airframe for reasons that could not be determined due to the severity of impact… - [NTSB CEN13CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA499.md): Beech 35 · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2013 · N779RB · Substantial damage > The pilot’s loss of control due to the passenger’s inadvertent application of left rudder during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB CEN13LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA459.md): Cessna 180H · Greencastle, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2013 · N28RR · Substantial damage > The pilot's excessive application of the right brake during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. - [NTSB CEN13LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA409.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Taos, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2013 · N424CT · Substantial damage > The airplane's unexpected encounter with a dust devil, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. - [NTSB CEN13CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA400.md): Cessna 120 · Lakeville, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2013 · N2693N · Substantial damage > The student pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a nose-over. - [NTSB WPR13FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA300.md): Allstar PZL Glider SZD-54-2 Perkoz · Jacumba, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2013 · N684SD · Substantial damage > The premature release of the towline from the glider and the glider’s subsequent right banking turn at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident airframe examination did not reveal any evidence of a mechanical malfunction or… - [NTSB CEN13FA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA274.md): Boeing-Stearman IB75A · Dayton, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2013 · N450JW · Destroyed > The pilot's controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's modified airshow maneuver, which placed the airplane at low altitude and airspeed and out of position within the performance area. - [NTSB ANC13FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA054.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Petersburg, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2013 · N616W · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude above the trees, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid the trees, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin and an uncontrolled descent. - [NTSB ERA13LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA263.md): Wilson William M Cricket MC12 · Doylestown, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2013 · N2SZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after detecting the airplane’s degraded performance. Contributing to the accident were the likely loss of power from the left engine for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident examination of the… - [NTSB ERA13LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA238.md): Steele Ralph Bruce Steen Skybolt · Windsor, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 11, 2013 · N858RS · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude to recover before ground impact. - [NTSB DCA13WA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA060.md): Boeing 757 · Keflavik, Iceland · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 26, 2013 · TF-FIJ · No damage > On 26 February 2013, at approximately 2232 UTC time, a Boeing B757-200, during a flight operated by Icelandair between Kastrup, Denmark, and Keflavik, Iceland, the flight crew received an EICAS message indicating a right hydraulic failure when at the top of… - [NTSB ERA13CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA132.md): Triad International Technology RV6A · Lewisburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2013 · N956TT · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain directional control during the landing. ## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2013 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?year=2013 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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