# NTSB investigations, AR: Flight control sys malf/fail

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 CEN25FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA033.md): Beech 58 · Arlberg, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Oct 29, 2024 · N811PB · Destroyed
  > On October 29, 2024, about 1426 central daylight time, a Beech 58 airplane, N811PB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Arlberg, Arkansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations…
- [NTSB CEN24LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA115.md): Beech 400 · Bentonville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 14, 2024 · N95GK · Substantial damage
  > Improper rigging of the elevator cable over the upper guard pin, which resulted in a cable separation and loss of elevator control.
- [NTSB CEN18LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA099.md): Beech 35 · Batesville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2018 · N4654D · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight control system flutter encounter during a turbulence encounter; the reason for the flutter could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN15LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA367.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Wiville, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2015 · N3070R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a utility pole while maneuvering during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in damage to the right aileron and a subsequent uncontrolled right roll at a low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN15IA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15IA200.md): Air Tractor AT 402A · Brickeys, AR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 2015 · N623LA · Minor damage
  > The in-flight separation of the attachment hardware at the elevator control pushrod due to maintenance personnel's improper reinstallation of the attachment hardware.
- [NTSB CEN13LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA168.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Forrest City, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N198LA · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the left aileron's push-pull rod and hardware. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to apply proper torque to the self-locking nuts.
- [NTSB CEN10LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA492.md): Infinity Infinity · Little Rock, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2010 · N208FA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the control lanyard for undetermined reasons.

## 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" = 'AR' 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" = '333' 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/333/sequence?state=AR

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