# NTSB investigations, GA: Electrical system malf/failure

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 ERA23LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA064.md): Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Athens, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2022 · N101DC · Substantial damage
  > The operator’s and the pilot’s continued operation of the airplane with a known electrical problem, resulting in a loss of electrical power and a gear-up landing.
- [NTSB GAA19CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA016.md): Piper PA24 · Winder, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2018 · N8220P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night after an electrical failure, which resulted in the airplane striking runway lights.
- [NTSB ERA09IA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA326.md): Iniziative Sky Arrow · Marietta, GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2009 · N445SA · No damage
  > An electrical fire due to the lack of a positive locking mechanism for the fuse retainer in the main fuse block, which resulted in voltage fluctuations that caused thermal damage to the avionics cooling fan. Contributing to the incident was the student…

## 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" = 'GA' 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" = '332' 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/332/sequence?state=GA

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