# NTSB investigations, 2010: 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 CEN11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA057.md): Six Chuter SR7 · Winnie, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 7, 2010 · N95087 · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the powered parachute's canopy on short final for undetermined reasons, resulting in a loss of lift.
- [NTSB CEN11CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA037.md): Cessna 182K · Henderson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 15, 2010 · N3057Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR11LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA013.md): Beech C24 · Blanding, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2010 · N5063M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain a climb gradient sufficient to clear the rising terrain, which resulted in his decision to make a forced landing on a road.
- [NTSB WPR10FA449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA449.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2010 · N36072 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain a positive rate of climb after takeoff for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA10LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA450.md): Air Tractor AT402 · Pompano Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2010 · N4172U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun and a subsequent collision with obstacles and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's high gross weight.
- [NTSB CEN10CA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA507.md): Let L-23 Super Blanik · Socorro, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2010 · N361BA · Substantial damage
  > A loss of lift that resulted in an off-airport landing.
- [NTSB CEN10LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA227.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Glenwood, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2010 · N4372J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with a high density altitude.
- [NTSB WPR10CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA389.md): Let L 33 Solo · Adelanto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2010 · N315BA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inability to make it to the airport as a result of his inadequate planning for the gusting headwinds.
- [NTSB ERA10LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA377.md): Cessna 172N · Waynesboro, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2010 · N3480E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the short-field takeoff procedures published in the Pilot's Operating Handbook.
- [NTSB WPR10LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA356.md): Parker RS-15 Sailplane · Marysvale, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2010 · N15LQ · Substantial damage
  > The glider's encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift to maintain soaring flight.
- [NTSB CEN10CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA388.md): Schweizer SGS 1-26B · Waynesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2010 · N2429W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's delayed decision that resulted in insufficent altitude to return to the departure airport.
- [NTSB CEN10CA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA378.md): Cessna 206 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2010 · N164SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB ERA10WA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA338.md): Bolkow BO105 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jun 18, 2010 · LV-WJX · Destroyed
  > On June 18, 2010, about 1118 universal Coordinated Time (UTC),an Bolkow BO-105, Argentina registration LV-WJX, operated by a private owner on a business flight, to photograph a automobile accident, collided with tall trees, overhead power lines, and struck…
- [NTSB ERA10LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA318.md): Glenn H Curtiss Museum Hudson Flyer · Penn Yan, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2010 · N910GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain altitude after takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR10CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA288.md): Burkhart Grob G103C Twin III Acro · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 11, 2010 · N41KP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with an area of degraded lift during cruise flight, resulting in a forced off-airport landing.
- [NTSB ERA10CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA291.md): Schweizer SGS 1-36 · Jacksonville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2010 · N36204 · Substantial damage
  > The glider pilot’s delayed decision to divert following a loss of thermal lift.
- [NTSB ERA10LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA267.md): Piper PA-46-350P · Clearwater, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 2010 · XBLTH · Substantial damage
  > The overweight condition of the airplane due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, resulting in the airplane's degraded climb performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's retraction of the flaps prior to reaching the manufacturer's…
- [NTSB ERA10CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA260.md): Schleicher ASW-20C · Unionville, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 9, 2010 · N6BF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's lack of remedial action in response to a loss of altitude, which led to a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB WPR10CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA215.md): PZL-Swidnik PW-5 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 26, 2010 · N500JN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to find thermal lift. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a computer that provided glide information and vertical speed instrumentation as a result of an improperly routed electrical cable that caused a short in the…
- [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 ERA10CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA176.md): Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 · Jasper, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2010 · N465CB · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate in-flight planning by the glider pilot to intentionally cross a ridge at low altitude, resulting in the in-flight collision with trees.

## 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" = '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?year=2010

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