# NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.: Aircraft systems

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 ERA23LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA101.md): Cessna 340A · Atlantic Ocean, Turks & Caicos Islands · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 3, 2023 · N824BC · Substantial damage
  > A fuel system malfunction for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation to both engines.
- [NTSB DCA20LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20LA100.md): Sikorsky S61 · Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2020 · N908CH · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue cracking of the auxiliary servo cylinder’s pedal damper check valve housing and its bolts, which caused the sudden and uncommanded movement of the helicopter’s left pedal and a subsequent left yaw that continued until ground impact. Contributing to…
- [NTSB WPR15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA257.md): Hughes 369HS · Manra Island, Kiribati · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2015 · N9068F · Destroyed
  > A The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined asbecause the helicopter sank in the oceanwater and was not recovered.
- [NTSB ERA15LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA328.md): Gulfstream Aerospace G IV · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2015 · N450KK · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of the cabin pressurization relief/safety valve (CPRV) due to an obstruction of the CPRV static port, which allowed the airplane to overpressurize. The reason for the initial overpressurization condition could not be determined.
- [NTSB ENG15IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15IA037.md): Boeing 787-8 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2014 · N26906 · Minor damage
  > A shutdown of the displays due to the inability to operate through a rapid transient radiated electric field brought on by a near field lightning strike. Contributing to the loss of displays for the remainder of the flight was the lack of guidance to the crew…
- [NTSB ERA14LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA424.md): Socata TBM 700 · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2014 · N900KN · Destroyed
  > The design of the cabin pressurization system, which made it prone to unnecessary shutdown, combined with a checklist design that prioritized troubleshooting over ensuring that the pilot was sufficiently protected from hypoxia. This resulted in a loss of…
- [NTSB DCA14CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA157.md): Boeing 767 322 · Reykjavik, Iceland · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2014 · N666UA · No damage
  > The capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot.
- [NTSB DCA13MA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13MA081.md): Boeing 747-400 BCF · Bagram, Afghanistan · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Apr 29, 2013 · N949CA · Destroyed
  > National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components,…
- [NTSB WPR13LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA131.md): Boeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean, A1 · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2013 · N174UA · No damage
  > The flight’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence while en route, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication equipment in the rest compartment, which, if installed, could have…
- [NTSB ERA12LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA268.md): Hawker Beechcraft C90GTX · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2012 · N8116L · Substantial damage
  > A complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify that sufficient fuel was onboard prior to flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's misreading of the fuel ticket and his improper operation of the…
- [NTSB DCA12CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA023.md): University Of Kansas Meridian · McMurdo, AY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 19, 2011 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > an aerodynamic stall induced by an inadvertent autopilot Home command. The Home command was entered following a loss of the direct radio link due to improperly set failsafe settings, and an unintentional latching of Home mode from an earlier functionality…
- [NTSB ERA11WA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA472.md): Agusta AW139 · Brazil · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 19, 2011 · PR-SEK · Substantial damage
  > On August 19, 2011, at 1948 coordinated universal time (16:48 local time), an Agusta, AW139, helicopter, Brazilian registration PT-SEK, impacted into the Atlantic Ocean, near an oil rig, identifier P-65, the helicopter sank in waters with a recorded floor…
- [NTSB ENG11WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11WA004.md): Boeing 747 · Frankfurt Main (FRA), Germany · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Nov 26, 2010 · D-ABVM · Minor damage
  > On November 26, 2010, 2250 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Lufthansa German Airlines Boeing B-747-430,registered as D-ABVM, was taxiing at Frankfurt Main International Airport, when the right hand main landing gear failed. The aircraft was disabled on the…
- [NTSB ENG10WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10WA052.md): Boeing 747 · Hong Kong, China · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 21, 2010 · D-ACGD · Minor damage
  > On September 21, 2010, 0930 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), an Air Cargo Germany, a Boeing B-747-412F,registered as D-ACGD, was performing a left turn to line up with Runway 25L for take-off 31C at Hong Kong International Airport. Just before finishing the…
- [NTSB ENG10IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10IA038.md): Boeing 767 · Athens, Greece · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2010 · N196DN · Minor damage
  > A short circuit involving the light in position L3 on the squib test panel. The specific cause of the short circuit could not be determined.
- [NTSB ENG10RA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10RA017.md): Bombardier DHC-8 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 21, 2009 · G-JEDI · Minor damage
  > On 12/21/2009 a Bombardier DHC-8-402 (G-JEDI) suffered a loss of AC electrical power on departure from London Gatwick Airport. The crew returned to London Gatwick for an uneventful landing. Subsequent maintenance revealed heat damage to a wiring loom in the…
- [NTSB ENG09IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09IA016.md): Boeing 767 432ER · St. Johns, Canada · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2009 · N840MH · Minor damage
  > Incorrect installation of a wire bundle, which contained wires for oxygen system, passenger address system and lavatory power, led to chafing of the wires on structure. The chafing eventually exposed the wire conductors and resulted in electrical arcing,…
- [NTSB DCA09IA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09IA064.md): Airbus A330-323 · Kagoshima, Japan · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2009 · N805NW · No damage
  > Brief and temporary blockage of the pitot probes in cruise flight, most likely due to ice crystals aloft, leading to erroneous airspeed indications and airplane automation degradation as designed. Contributing to the incidents were design features of the…
- [NTSB ENG09IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09IA011.md): Boeing 737 · Diyarbakir, Türkiye · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2009 · TC-TLA · No damage
  > An uncommanded elevator surface deflection as a result of a left elevator PCU input arm assembly jam due to FOD lodged between the input arm assembly and the PCU housing. The FOD was a roller element from an elevator upper torque tube output crank bearing,…
- [NTSB DCA09IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA09IA055.md): Airbus A330 · Los Cayes, Haiti · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 22, 2009 · PT-MVB · No damage
  > The final report for this incident was combined with and can be found under NTSB Investigation number, DCA09IA064.
- [NTSB ERA09WA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09WA214.md): Piper PA31-350 · Lorenzo, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 27, 2008 · PT-EHG · Minor damage
  > On March 23, 2009, at 1700 Atlantic standard time, a Piper PA31-350 Chieftain, PT-EHG, sustained minor damage from a landing-gear brake fire after landing at Lorenzo Airport (SNCL), Cairu, Brazil. The pilot and seven passengers were not injured. Visual…
- [NTSB ENG08IA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG08IA025.md): Boeing MD-11 · Singapore, Singapore · Incident · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2008 · N595FE · Minor damage
  > The Center Landing gear (CLG) strut failed due to intergranular (IG) cracking resulted from a contamination of the surface from the chemical used to clean that area prior to painting.

## 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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '0102'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/0102/cases?state=OF

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