# NTSB investigations, PA: 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 ERA22LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA237.md): Diamond DA42 · Lehighton, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2022 · N988JA · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight and his failure to secure the right engine following an unsuccessful engine restart attempt, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to maintain altitude and a subsequent off-airport landing.
- [NTSB GAA20CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA060.md): Robinson R22 · Smoketown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 4, 2019 · N8560A · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper cyclic input while hovering and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB ERA16LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA167.md): Bell 47D1 · Myerstown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2016 · N202CH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [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 ERA11CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA201.md): Schweizer 269C-1 · Mount Pocono, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 20, 2011 · N153HT · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's selection of an unsuitable landing site to practice autorotations, which resulted in an inadvertent dynamic rollover during touchdown.
- [NTSB ERA10CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA075.md): Schweizer 269C-1 · Lebanon, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 20, 2009 · N321ET · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to arrest the helicopter descent during the simulated engine out maneuver resulting in a hard landing.

## 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" = 'PA' 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" = '600' 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/600/sequence?state=PA

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