# NTSB investigations, IN: Part(s) separation from AC

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 DCA24LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA210.md): Boeing 767-316 ER · Milan, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 17, 2024 · C-FCJU · Substantial damage
  > One or more latches were not fully re-engaged after a service check which resulted in the auxiliary power unit (APU) doors separating from the aircraft during climb out.
- [NTSB CEN24LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA128.md): Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · West Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2024 · N191LL · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the tail rotor pitch change slider attachment hardware (T-bolt), which led to the disconnection of the pitch change slider, a loss of tail rotor control, and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB CEN24LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA038.md): Bede BD-4 · Lowell, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 14, 2023 · N931AS · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue cracking of the propeller blade root, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the propeller blade from its root. Contributing to the accident was the improper machining of the blade root threads, which resulted in chatter/ratchet marks that…
- [NTSB CEN22LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA250.md): Beech 58 · Evansville, IN · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 8, 2022 · N78KL · Minor damage
  > The failure of the propeller blade due to high-cycle fatigue that originated from damage that occurred at an unknown time. Contributing to the accident was the failure to identify the damage before the accident flight.
- [NTSB CEN18FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA258.md): Bell 47G · Arlington, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2018 · N96195 · Substantial damage
  > The inflight separation of the upper transmission due to the thread failure of transmission housing attachment bolts, which were installed on the helicopter with thread damage from a prior installation.
- [NTSB CEN14LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA075.md): Cessna 560 · Walton, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2013 · N810QS · Substantial damage
  > The inflight separation of the upper and lower right engine cowlings for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## 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" = 'IN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '338')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/cases?state=IN

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