# NTSB investigations, 2023: 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 ENG24WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA010.md): Airbus A321 · Kobenhavn, Denmark · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 20, 2023 · SE-DMS · No damage
- [NTSB ENG24LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24LA009.md): Airbus A319 · Schiphol, Netherlands · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Nov 10, 2023 · D-AIBG · No damage
  > On November 10, 2023 at 0713 UTC, a Lufthansa Airbus A319, registration D-AIBG, experienced the loss of both electrical generators during approach to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands. The airplane’s ram air turbine deployed automatically. The airplane…
- [NTSB DCA24WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24WA014.md): Boeing 737 · Belfast, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 18, 2023 · G-JMCZ
- [NTSB ENG23WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA042.md): Airbus A320 · Enroute Bogota - Barranquilla, Colombia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 13, 2023 · N740AV · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA402.md): Vans RV14 · Orchard, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 4, 2023 · N14NP · Substantial damage
  > The failure of an alternator belt and the builder/previous owner’s incorrect electrical wiring of the airplane’s other alternator, which resulted in a total loss of electrical and engine power.
- [NTSB WPR23LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA321.md): Cessna T210M · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2023 · N6535B · Substantial damage
  > Insufficient hydraulic pressure to the landing gear system following the completion of the emergency gear extension checklist, which resulted in the main landing gear collapsing during landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of electrical power for…
- [NTSB ENG23LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23LA033.md): Airbus A320 · Jacksonville, FL · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2023 · N649JB · No damage
  > The loss of both Integrated Drive Generators (IDG) due to worn fixed cylinder block bores, which caused the IDGs to be tripped offline and caused the airplane to enter an emergency electrical configuration.
- [NTSB DCA23WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA216.md): Douglas DC8 · Maiquetía, Venezuela · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 21, 2023 · OB-2231-P · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA135.md): Bell Helicopter Textron APT70 · Mineral Wells, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 14, 2023 · N314AL · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s loss of control of the unmanned aircraft due to software limitations. Contributing to the accident was the overly restrictive low voltage threshold limits.
- [NTSB ENG23WA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA020.md): ATR ATR72 · Fa'a'a, French Polynesia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 12, 2023 · F-HGNU · No damage

## 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") = 2023
  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?year=2023

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