# NTSB investigations: Towing

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 ERA20LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA237.md): Piper PA46 · Titusville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2020 · N89MA · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control during landing due to the fracture of the steering horn bolts, which rendered the nosewheel steering ineffective and resulted from the airplane being towed over the left turn limits at an undetermined time before the accident.
- [NTSB DCA19CA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA186.md): Boeing 757 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2019 · N57852 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the ground crew to maintain clearance from the parked airplane during pushback.
- [NTSB DCA19CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA079.md): Airbus A320 · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · Jan 28, 2019 · N220FR · Substantial damage
  > loss of control of the tug by the driver during pushback operations as a result of the contaminated ramp, angle of the towbar, and the airplane engines being at idle thrust.
- [NTSB DCA16CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA207.md): Boeing 737 3H4 · Baltimore, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 5, 2016 · N368SW · Substantial damage
  > the tug operators excessive speed during pushback.
- [NTSB DCA16CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA139.md): Bombardier CL 600 2B19 · San Francisco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2016 · N961SW · Substantial damage
  > The tug driver's failure to comply with the wing walkers direction to stop, which resulted in the towed airplane colliding with N961SW.
- [NTSB ERA15IA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15IA206.md): Cessna 525B · Teterboro, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 3, 2015 · N784JS · Minor damage
  > The overstress fracture of the nose landing gear actuator (NLG) attachment lug during tow operations, which resulted in the collapse of the NLG.
- [NTSB DCA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA012.md): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170 200 LR · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2014 · N622CZ · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the B757 Captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the wingtip of the ERJ-170. Contributing to the accident was the positioning of the ERJ-170 by the Compass ground personnel.
- [NTSB CEN12LA605](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA605.md): Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · El Paso, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2012 · N5489X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot‘s failure to maintain glider control while attempting to take off using a ground winch, which resulted in an inadvertent stall low to the ground. Contributing to the accident was the ground winch, which was unable to produce enough speed for a…
- [NTSB ERA12CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA038.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2011 · N922DL · Substantial damage
  > The tug driver's inadequate control of the tug while maneuvering the airplane during pushback.
- [NTSB CEN09LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA093.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-50 · Madison, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2008 · N782NC · Substantial damage
  > The collision between the tug and the airplane during towing as a result of sliding on the snow covered runway.

## 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 f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01010910'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01010910/cases

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