# NTSB investigations: Skykits SAVANNAH VGW: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

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 CEN23LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA225.md): Skykits Savannah VGW · Flippin, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2023 · N341JD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN12FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA073.md): Skykits Savannah VGW · Plato Center, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2011 · N61XT · Substantial damage
  > The noncertificated pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without receiving any flight instruction in the airplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff and the subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN10CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA415.md): Skykits Savannah VGW · Bison, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2010 · N391EU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after encountering a gust of wind while taking off with a crosswind.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('069001D', '060007K')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '470' 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/470/sequence?model=069001D

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.