# NTSB investigations, 2018: Aircraft structural 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 ERA19LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA072.md): Piper PA46 · Mayport, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 20, 2018 · N307JM · Destroyed > An in-flight loss of control following an encounter with supercooled large droplet icing conditions, which ultimately resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent inflight breakup. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate airspeed… - [NTSB ERA19FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA068.md): Saberwing Saberwing · Adel, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Dec 18, 2018 · N203SW · Substantial damage > The in-flight failure of the fuselage, as a result of the pilot conducting maneuvers that exceeded the structural capabilities of the airplane. - [NTSB DCA19WA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19WA044.md): Boeing 737 · Tijuana, Mexico · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 12, 2018 · XA-ADV · Minor damage > The DGAC of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on December 12, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as… - [NTSB CEN19FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA030.md): Cessna 441 · Harmon, ND · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Nov 18, 2018 · N441CX · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in dark night conditions that resulted in an in-flight positive overload failure of the wings and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane. - [NTSB ERA19LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA050.md): Ultralite Sro Stingsport · Clermont, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2018 · N494N · Substantial damage > An inflight failure of the airplane’s horizontal stabilizer. - [NTSB CEN19FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA004.md): Piper PA32RT · Poolville, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2018 · N221MC · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of airplane control as a result of spatial disorientation and the exceedance of the structural capabilities of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's limited experience in instrument conditions. - [NTSB ERA18FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA240.md): Lance M Hooley Jetez · Covington, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2018 · N815EY · Destroyed > The improper manufacture of the left wing, which resulted in a left wing flutter event and failure at low altitude and high speed. - [NTSB ERA18FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA221.md): Quicksilver MXL II Sport · Westminster, MD · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2018 · N105SE · Substantial damage > The in-flight fracture of a stainless steel bolt that was used to secure the upper and lower wing cables to the outer attach point at the leading edge spar of the right wing due to stress corrosion cracking, which caused the right wing to fail and precluded… - [NTSB CEN18WA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA343.md): Piper PA25 · Namiquipa, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 1, 2018 · XB-FMA · Destroyed > On August 1, 2018, about 0956 hours mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-25-235 single-engine airplane, serial number 25-4177, Mexican registration XB-FMA, crashed in an agricultural field near Namiquipa, Mexico. The pilot was fatally injured. The local aerial… - [NTSB CEN18WA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA304.md): Quad City Challenger · North Bay, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 30, 2018 · C-IGKT · Substantial damage > On July 30, 2018, about 1500 Coordinated Universal Time, a Quad City Challenger II airplane, Canadian registration C-IGKT, crashed near Talon Lake, North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed North Bay (CYYB), Ontario, and… - [NTSB CEN18FA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA282.md): Fisher Celebrity · Patriot, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2018 · N228LC · Destroyed > An in-flight separation of the right wing due to upward and rearward bending that led to an overstress fracture. The reason for the upward and rearward bending could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB WPR18LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA177.md): Schempp Hirth Flugzeugbau Arcus M · Richfield, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2018 · N16DN · Destroyed > An inflight loss of control and subsequent inflight breakup for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. - [NTSB CEN18LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA221.md): Beech 58 · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2018 · N190RS · Substantial damage > The improper insulation of the anticollision light wiring, which resulted in the ignition of combustible fuel vapors in the outboard section of the right wing; the source of the fuel leak could not be determined due to fire damage. - [NTSB GAA18CA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA329.md): Dobbs George Coot · Malone, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2018 · N100TN · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper decision to take off with a known structural issue, which resulted in hull damage. - [NTSB GAA18CA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA321.md): Dehavilland Beaver DHC 2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 1, 2018 · N203KL · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and directional control during a water landing. - [NTSB ERA18FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA120.md): Piper PA28R · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 4, 2018 · N106ER · Destroyed > Extensive fatigue cracking in the left-wing main spar lower cap and doublers, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the left wing. The fatigue cracks initiated and grew to a critical size due to flight and ground loads associated with flight-training… - [NTSB WPR18FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA091.md): Piper PA34 · Minden, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2018 · N14GQ · Destroyed > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from the use of a sedating antihistamine. - [NTSB ENG18RA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18RA012.md): Embraer ERJ190 · Mar Del Plata, Argentina · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 29, 2018 · LV-CID · Minor damage > The Junta de Investigacion de Accidentes de Avicion Civil (JIAAC) Republica Argentina has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Embraer ERJ 190 which occurred on January 29, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a US Accredited Representative to assist the… - [NTSB ERA18FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA064.md): Vans RV-12 · Bonita Springs, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 2018 · N262WS · Destroyed > The pilot's unsafe maneuvering and exceedance of the airplane's operating limitations, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the left wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying physiologic or psychiatric disease. ## 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") = 2018 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '337' 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/337/sequence?year=2018 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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