# NTSB investigations: Simulated/training event

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 WPR21LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA183.md): MD Helicopters 369FF · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2021 · N6068S · Substantial damage
  > A tail rotor blade strike to an undetermined object while practicing approaches to unimproved terrain.
- [NTSB GAA18CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA102.md): Piper PA 28 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 13, 2018 · N7085R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot and flight instructor’s failure to see and avoid powerlines during a simulated emergency landing, which resulted in a wire strike during a go-around.
- [NTSB GAA16CA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA312.md): Piper PA 28 · Gilmer, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 11, 2016 · N6700J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to see and avoid powerlines during landing, and the flight instructor's delayed remediation when the student cut the base to final turn short, resulting in a wire strike and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB GAA16CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA139.md): Cessna 172 · Willoughby, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 21, 2016 · N516TG · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to reduce pitch attitude during a simulated engine failure during takeoff initial climb, resulting in a high descent rate and hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the…
- [NTSB CEN15FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA305.md): Piper PA 32-300 · Brazoria, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2015 · N555PK · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to arrest the descent in a timely manner and the flight instructor's failure to safely intervene in the routine training maneuver for reasons that could not be determined based on the information available.
- [NTSB ERA15FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA085.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Lake Worth, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2014 · N771MM · Substantial damage
  > A main rotor stall due to low rotor rpm, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB WPR13TA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13TA198.md): Bell OH-58C · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 12, 2013 · N119FT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's delay in adding power during a recovery from a practice autorotation.
- [NTSB ERA12LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA455.md): Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · Hilltown, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2012 · N5448G · Substantial damage
  > The improper decision of the flight instructor receiving instruction to attempt a course reversal rather than land straight ahead following a simulated low-level rope break, and the inadequate remedial action of the flight instructor-in-command for allowing…
- [NTSB ERA12LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA399.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 Mariner · Oak Island, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2012 · N1089N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly execute the helicopter practice autorotation recovery, which resulted in a collision with the water.

## 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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '600')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/600/cases

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