# NTSB investigations, VT: 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 ERA25LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA303.md): Centrair 101A · Springfield, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 16, 2025 · N99KG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to assemble the glider’s elevator control before takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA24FA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA371.md): Piper PA28R · Vergennes, VT · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 8, 2024 · N3757T · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to properly…
- [NTSB ERA24LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA046.md): Piper PA-39 · Highgate, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 29, 2023 · N289WW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA21LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA211.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2021 · N26DC · Substantial damage
  > A fire that originated in the right main landing gear brake assembly for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA18LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA111.md): Cessna 210 · Shelburne, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 2018 · N761DV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA15LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA381.md): Brown James W Zenith Stol CH 750 · Charlotte, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2015 · N330B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for a crosswind during landing, which resulted in a side load application to the nose landing gear and its subsequent collapse.
- [NTSB ERA13LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA005.md): Cessna 310I · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2012 · N8025M · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear due to a failure of the left main gear bellcrank pin for reasons that could not be determined because the pieces of the fractured bellcrank pin were not located.
- [NTSB ERA10LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA405.md): Glines Sportsman GS-2 · Morrisville, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2010 · N546SG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of fuel pressure for undetermined reasons.

## 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" = 'VT' AND 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=VT

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