# Final NTSB investigations: Course deviation

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 GAA19CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA401.md): Cessna 172 · Vineyard Haven, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2019 · N677DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain lateral position in relation to the instrument approach course at night in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in collision with a tree.
- [NTSB DCA18IA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18IA265.md): Gulfstream G IV · Philadelphia, PA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Aug 11, 2018 · N619A · No damage
  > The flight crew’s misalignment of the airplane with a taxiway instead of the assigned runway, resulting in a low-altitude go-around late in the final approach and reduced separation with the airplanes on the taxiway.
- [NTSB ERA18LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA213.md): Piper PA46 · West Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2018 · C-GRFF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent navigation onto a service road instead of a taxiway, which resulted in a collision with a stop sign.
- [NTSB GAA17IA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17IA083.md): Cessna 560 · Salinas, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2016 · N22AF · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a parked helicopter.
- [NTSB WPR12LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA048.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Hailey, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2011 · N36824 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain course heading and terrain clearance because he was distracted by efforts to engage the autopilot shortly after takeoff on a dark night in mountainous terrain.

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '281')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/281/cases?status=final

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