# NTSB investigations, SC: Ditching

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 ERA26LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA052.md): Toomey Long EZ · Beaufort, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Nov 19, 2025 · N82MT · Substantial damage
  > On November 19, 2025, about 1630 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Long EZ, N82MT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaufort, South Carolina. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as…
- [NTSB ERA23LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA356.md): Piper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2023 · N3036M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA17LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA175.md): Mooney M20R · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 2017 · N20835 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane sank in the ocean and was not recovered.
- [NTSB ERA12LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA468.md): Piper PA-18-150 · North Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2012 · N2991Z · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA071.md): Cessna 172N · Bluffton, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2010 · N882AV · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight upset of undetermined origin resulting in a forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA09LA544](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA544.md): Celier Xenon RST · Mount Pleasant, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2009 · N4462J · Substantial damage
  > The gyroplane's inadequate climb performance for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA08LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA158.md): Piper PA-12 · N. Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2008 · N3424M · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.
- [NTSB MIA08LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA135.md): Piper PA-18-150 · N Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2008 · N6851Z · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the banner tow operator to inspect banners for deterioration, resulting in a portion of a banner separating in-flight from another banner tow airplane, and colliding with the accident banner tow airplane.

## 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" = 'SC' 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" = '441' 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/441/sequence?state=SC

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