# NTSB investigations, 2019: 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 DCA20CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20CA046.md): Boeing 737 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Dec 19, 2019 · N68802 · No damage
  > an abrupt stop during taxi to avoid a collision with another airplane, causing a flight attendant to fall.
- [NTSB ERA20FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA043.md): Bushby Bushby Mustang M II · Milton, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 24, 2019 · N24GL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA20LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA023.md): Piper J3C · Grand Bay, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2019 · N7009H · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during an extended ground delay, and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat before initiating the takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA20LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA017.md): Ayres S2R · Shellman, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 18, 2019 · N762BF · Destroyed
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB GAA20WA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA093.md): Sikorsky S92 · Foxcote house, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Oct 14, 2019 · G-LAWX
  > The government of United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a SIKORSKY S92 helicopter that occurred on October 14, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of United Kingdom's investigation…
- [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 ANC19LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19LA046.md): Cessna 208B · Lahaina, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2019 · N879MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ failure to maintain a proper approach speed and their decision to continue the approach for landing, which resulted in the airplane landing long and a subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB WPR19LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA204.md): Cessna 162 · Vernal, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 29, 2019 · N30321 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's abrupt maneuver at an altitude too low for recovery, which resulted in impact with the runway.
- [NTSB ANC19FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA029.md): Maule M6 · Moose Pass, AK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2019 · N56512 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's geographic disorientation and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid mountainous terrain, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA19CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA383.md): Piper PA28 · Milton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 25, 2019 · N5697V · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's intentional overapplication of rudder to avoid a ditch during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR19MA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19MA177.md): Beech 65-A90 · Mokuleia, HI · Accident · 11 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Final report · Jun 22, 2019 · N256TA · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s aggressive takeoff maneuver, which resulted in an accelerated stall and subsequent loss of control at an altitude that was too low for recovery. Contributing to the accident were (1) the operation of the airplane near its aft center of gravity…
- [NTSB ERA19LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA197.md): Piper PA32 · Crisfield, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 15, 2019 · N2750Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's sudden incapacitation from an undiagnosed cardiac arrhythmia while on final approach, which resulted in descent and collision with trees and terrain.
- [NTSB WPR19LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA112.md): Air Tractor AT502 · Morganza, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 16, 2019 · N599LA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of aircraft control due to the separation of the elevator pushrod attachment bolt.
- [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 GAA19WA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19WA175.md): Cessna 188 · Rio Pardo, State of Rio Grande do sul, Brazil, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 11, 2019 · PR-RVO · Substantial damage
  > The government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 188 airplane that occurred on March 11, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions of…
- [NTSB CEN19WA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19WA077.md): Rans S12 · Bavispe, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 26, 2019 · UNREG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA19CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA115.md): Navion Navion · Patterson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 20, 2019 · N384TL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while making an evasive maneuver to avoid birds.

## 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") = 2019
  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=2019

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