NTSB investigations
410 cases where the sequence of events included Flight control sys malf/fail.
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"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"
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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."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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR12FA332Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiaggio P180 · Henderson, NVThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque the elevator attachment hardware in accordance with the maintenance manual, which led to the detachment of the elevator. Contributing to the accident were maintenance personnel's failure to identify the…NTSB WPR12CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Stevensville, MTThe separation of the left rudder control cable from the rudder bellcrank, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing roll.NTSB ERA12FA395Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRemos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Westminster, MDThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to ensure that the elevator quick-fastener was properly secured, resulting in an inflight elevator control disconnect and subsequent loss of control during the ensuing emergency landing. Contributing…NTSB ERA12LA379Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 427 · Indiantown, FLThe inflight collision with birds, resulting in damage to the rotor head assembly and a subsequent forced landing and rollover.NTSB ERA12LA368Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Piney Flats, TNThe mechanic’s improper maintenance of the main transmission aft pinion nut and belt drive system, which resulted in the uncoupling of the tail rotor driveshaft and the subsequent loss of helicopter control.NTSB WPR12IA248Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Seattle, WAFailure of maintenance personnel to ensure that the tail rotor pitch change link bolt was properly secured, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the bolt and subsequent vibration.NTSB ERA12LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRice Leo B Kitfox Series 5 · Port Canaveral, FLImpingement of the elevator control by foreign objects (clamp, glove) left in the flight control path by the pilot/owner or maintenance personnel.NTSB WPR12FA155Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportExtra Flugzeugbau EA-300 · Salinas, CAA loose portable XM-GPS antenna that migrated to the tail section of the airplane and jammed the elevator bell crank. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to account for the cockpit portable GPS antenna during preflight or postflight…NTSB WPR12WA167Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationSaab 2000 · Copenhagen, DenmarkOn March 20, 2012, about 0610 UTC, a Saab 2000, registered in Sweden as SE-LOM, experienced an elevator flight control malfunction during landing at Copenhagen Airport (EKCH), Denmark. None of the three flight crew or 47 passengers were injured. The airplane…NTSB ERA12IA237Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Warrenton, VAMaintenance personnel's failure to identify stress corrosion cracking in the stabilator control cable during the most recent inspection, and the subsequent failure of the cable on the flight after the inspection.NTSB ERA12CA215Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140A · Mooresville, NCThe separation of the left rudder cable turnbuckle and the pilot’s subsequent loss of directional control during landing.NTSB WPR12LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell AH-1F · Coolidge, AZA flight control malfunction while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of a mechanical malfunction or failure that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB DCA12CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEmbraer EMB120 · Iliamna, AKthe maintenance personnel's failure to install the cotter pins that secured castellated nuts on the left elevator vertical hinge bolts, which resulted in the left elevator partially detaching in flight. Contributing to the accident was the failure of…NTSB ERA12LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportM-Squared Breese 2 · Bayou La Batre, ALThe pilot's inability to maintain control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the rudder control system did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded control of the airplane.NTSB DCA12FA024Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 214 · Camp Bastion, Afghanistanthe overtravel of the collective sleeve, which led to a severe and sudden reduction in main rotor blade collective pitch, resulting in a loss of control of the helicopter. The reason for the collective sleeve overtravel could not be determined since much of…NTSB CEN12LA120Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportContinental Copters 47G2 · Lohn, TXThe improper installation of the tail rotor gearbox by maintenance personnel, which led to accelerated wear of the ring and pinion gears, resulting in the loss of tail rotor effectiveness and subsequent forced landing.NTSB ERA12FA127Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 650 · Ft. Lauderdale, FLThe crew's failure to use proper emergency procedures during an uncommanded right roll after takeoff, which led to a forced landing with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was a faulty right roll spoiler actuator, which allowed the right roll…NTSB CEN12LA114Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouthern Powered Parachute Condor · Rogersville, MOThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the takeoff area, which resulted in a loss of control due to the binding of the parachute's lines.NTSB DCA13WA052Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech 1900 · Goose Bay, CanadaOn 10 December 2011, at 1028 Newfoundland Standard Time, an Exploits Valley Air Services Hawker Beechcraft 1900D aircraft (registration C-GLHO, serial number UE-266), operating as Air Canada Express flight EV7645, was conducting a scheduled passenger flight…NTSB ERA12IA097Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Ocoee, FLWater contamination in the pitch trim actuators.NTSB DCA12WA007Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 - 800 · Faro, PortugalTheAir AccidentInvestigation Unit (AAIU) ofIrelandhas notified the NTSB of an accidentinvolving a B737-8AS that occurred on October 20, 2011. The NTSBhas appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIU investigationunder the provisions of ICAO…NTSB CEN11CA679Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaltman Theodore J Moose · Hays, KSRudder flutter due to the design changes to the airplane's horizontal stabilizer.NTSB CEN11LA558Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper Aerostar 601P · Alpine, TXThe pilot’s improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency.NTSB CEN11LA588Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHendryx Steve/Wiley Ross Super Rebel · La Porte City, IAThe improper assembly of the aileron cable by the airplane builder.NTSB CEN11LA542Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportT&T Falcon LS · Lee's Summit, MOA binding condition in the left rudder cable which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ERA11CA375Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTemco GC-1B · Sparta, TNThe improper installation of the right rudder control cable by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB CEN11CA438Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Castroville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance during the agricultural spraying flight.NTSB CEN11LA414Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28C-2 · Blair, NEThe failure of a tail rotor pitch change link due to the retaining bolt becoming separated in flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB WPR11LA275Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuckeye Breeze LX · Montague, CAThe unintended capture of the parachute bridle on a portion of the airframe during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a misinflated or misaligned parachute and an in-flight loss of control.NTSB ANC11LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEclipse EA500 · Nome, AKThe pilot landed without lowering the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane with an inoperative wing flap system.NTSB CEN11CA326Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGetten Marvin T Quickie Q2 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot's loss of elevator control, due to control stick's counter-weight binding with the airplane's header tank.NTSB WPR11IA213Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 421B · Truckee, CAFatigue failure of the right flap extend cable during the landing approach.NTSB CEN11CA282Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelf Tim Zenith CH-701 · Davenport, IAThe improper installation of the rudder cable to rudder pedal attachment hardware.NTSB CEN11IA286Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Abbeville, LAThe pitch trim control cable failed due to fatigue, rendering the elevator trim inoperative.NTSB CEN11LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Oklahoma City, OKThe loss of aircraft control due to the failure of the stabilator control cable turnbuckle.NTSB ERA11IA184Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Haynesville, VAThe manufacturer's inadequate design fix for previously known tailcone stinger water ingestion and retention.NTSB CEN11LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Bulverde, TXThe in-flight separation of the fuel cap, which impacted the helicopter’s tail rotor and resulted in the loss of tail rotor thrust. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate preflight inspection by both pilots, who did not ensure that the fuel cap was…NTSB CEN11LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Henryetta, OKFailure of the cyclic control system for reasons undetermined.NTSB ERA11LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Reading, PAInadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane which resulted in a shift of the shock mounted portion of the pilot's instrument panel, causing an interference of the pitch control during takeoff.NTSB CEN11IA156Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSikorsky 92 · Galliano, LAThe misalignment of the retaining washer during routine maintenance, resulting in the subsequent separation of the washer and nut.NTSB ERA11LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportConvair 340-71 · Charlotte AmalieThe captain’s decision to continue the flight with the left engine backfiring, resulting in an engine fire shortly after takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the captain’s decision to continue the flight following a report of black smoke trailing the…NTSB ERA11IA110Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · St. Petersburg, FLAn inadequately maintained interior cockpit boot, which allowed a flashlight to fall through and subsequently jam the airplane's flight controls. Contributing to the incident was a lack of emphasis by government, industry, and advocacy groups that the…NTSB DCA11IA015Incident · No injuriesClass 1 · IncidentFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Jackson Hole, WYa manufacturing defect in a clutch mechanism that prevented the speedbrakes from automatically deploying after touchdown, and the captain’s failure to monitor and extend the speedbrakes manually. Also causal was the failure of the thrust reversers to deploy…NTSB WPR11LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportApollo AS-III · Poipu, HIThe pilot's lack of compliance with manufacturer's guidance for care and handling of the aircraft combined with incomplete preflight inspections, which resulted in an undetected material failure of the nose cone.NTSB CEN11IA111Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Birmingham, ALThe manufacturer's inadequate initial design and inadequate subsequent modifications of the tailcone, which allowed moisture to collect and freeze around rudder cables during operations in subfreezing temperatures, resulting in a loss of rudder authority…NTSB CEN11IA108Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiaggio P180 · Columbus, OHThe failure of water to properly drain through the fuselage drain holes, thus becoming trapped and freezing around the flight control cables, which resulted in the loss of control authority to the airplane's ailerons, elevator, and rudder.NTSB CEN11IA087Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Toledo, OHThe manufacturer's inadequate initial design and subsequent modifications of the tailcone, which allowed moisture to collect and freeze around rudder cables during flight levels above the freezing level and resulted in a loss of rudder authority. Contributing…NTSB CEN11LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301T · Waterloo, IAThe separation of a stabilator control cable turnbuckle due to stress corrosion cracking, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff.NTSB ERA11LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell International 112TC · Waynesboro, GAThe pilot’s deliberate exiting of the airplane by parachute while in flight following a reported flight control malfunction that could not be verified.NTSB CEN11WA070Accident · 8 fatalForeign investigationBell 212 · Minatitlan Veracruz, MexicoThe government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 212 helicopter that occurred on October 15, 2010. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of…