# NTSB investigations, 2010: 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 CEN11LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA097.md): Piper PA 46-350P · Gulf of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2010 · N350MM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [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 ERA11LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA037.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2010 · N350RL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to ditch the airplane after a reported partial loss of engine power and overheat on one engine for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA018.md): Long EZ · Leesburg, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 12, 2010 · N539AD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA10TA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10TA493.md): Bell 412 · Brooklyn, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 2010 · N412PD · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture of the reduction gearbox output drive gear, which resulted in the loss of power output from the engines to the helicopter rotor blade system and a subsequent forced landing. The fracture of the output drive gear was caused by a fatigue…
- [NTSB ERA10LA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA439.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Tunkhannock, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2010 · N4850A · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to the pilots' inadequate in-flight fuel management.
- [NTSB ERA10CA433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA433.md): Cessna 152 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2010 · N24870 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadequate fuel planning, resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA10LA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA426.md): Cessna 172N · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2010 · N44WH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN10LA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA482.md): Cessna T210M · Put-in-Bay, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2010 · N14AW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power while on final approach for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA10LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA396.md): Cessna 177B · Mashpee, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2010 · N925KM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while flying at reduced power settings in conditions that were favorable for carburetor icing resulting in the partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN10FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA465.md): Cessna U206F · Ludington, MI · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2010 · N82531 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of accumulated debris in the fuel system from an undetermined source. Also causal was the inadequate annual maintenance inspection that did not include inspection of the firewall fuel strainer…
- [NTSB ERA10LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA190.md): Robinson R22 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2010 · N72377 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of main rotor rpm for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA10LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA189.md): Cessna 120 · Annapolis, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2010 · N72560 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2010
  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?year=2010

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