# NTSB investigations, IL: Loss of lift

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 CEN22LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA370.md): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib · Highland, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2022 · N424BG · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
- [NTSB GAA18CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA305.md): ZS Delta-Bielsko Wroclaw SZD 36 A Cobra 15 · Hammond, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2018 · N1075G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during an off-airport landing and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power pole guy wires.
- [NTSB CEN15LA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA402.md): Viking Dragonfly · Freeport, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2015 · N24TL · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s degraded climb performance due to its being over its maximum gross weight and a hole in the engine exhaust.
- [NTSB CEN15LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA335.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Virden, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2015 · N502LH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to establish a proper airspeed during takeoff with the airplane near its maximum gross weight and with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB CEN14LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA349.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Carthage, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2014 · N9185G · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s inability to climb out of ground effect, which resulted from the pilot using a lower power setting than needed for takeoff due to the mechanic’s installation of the wrong engine torque gauge.
- [NTSB CEN13CA573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA573.md): Schweizer SGS 2 33A · Hampshire, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 2, 2013 · N2668H · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensation for landing area conditions during an off-airport landing which resulted in a collision with an obstruction.

## 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" = 'IL' 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" = '500' 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/500/sequence?state=IL

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