# NTSB investigations, 2024: 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 WPR24FA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA309.md): Nanchang China CJ-6A · Lancaster, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 22, 2024 · N313YK · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The CJ-6A pilot’s failure to maintain separation and the Yak pilot’s failure to monitor the other airplane during a detachment, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB DCA24LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA316.md): Boeing 757-224 · Dunnigan, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 19, 2024 · N12125 · No damage
  > The abrupt pitch control input by the flight crew in response to a TCAS resolution advisory resulted in two serious passenger injuries.
- [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 WPR24FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24FA287.md): Pitts S1 · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 25, 2024 · N42JF · Destroyed
  > The total loss of engine power at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB DCA24LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA241.md): Airbus A320-232 · Orlando, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2024 · N633NK · No damage
  > The captain’s inadvertent aggressive application of the brakes during taxi which resulted in a sudden stop. Contributing to the accident was the flight attendants’ failure to notify the flight crew of the unsecure cabin.
- [NTSB ERA24FA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA261.md): Piper PA28 · Siler City, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 14, 2024 · N515DH · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during a low-speed, low-altitude left turn after encountering an undetermined issue during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
- [NTSB CEN24FA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA164.md): Lancair Legacy FG · Spicewood, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 22, 2024 · N550NL · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane during a go-around in gusting wind conditions, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
- [NTSB DCA24WA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA176.md): Boeing 777 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 19, 2024 · G-RAES · No damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA214.md): Boeing 737 · London, United Kingdom · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 12, 2024 · EI-HET · No damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA125.md): Boeing 787 · Auckland, New Zealand · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Mar 12, 2024 · CC-BGG · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA24WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA216.md): Boeing 737 · London, United Kingdom · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 8, 2024 · EI-HGG · No damage
- [NTSB CEN24LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA097.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kenosha, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2024 · N8350M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while 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") = 2024
  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=2024

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