# NTSB investigations: Ice/rain protection system, general

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 CEN24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA004.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Hochatown, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2023 · N379SH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during a practice autorotation due to the improper engine idle setting and rigging of the carburetor heat control which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN19FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA029.md): Beech 55 · Liberal, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 2018 · N4817M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to fly in an area where moderate icing conditions were forecasted in an airplane that was not certified for such conditions, and in the effort to get out of the icing conditions, his decision to fly below the minimum descent…
- [NTSB GAA18CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA503.md): Champion 8GCBC · Elberta, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 22, 2018 · N88287 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during a low-power setting approach in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR14LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA208.md): Cessna 182P · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N21048 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in cruise flight while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing.

## 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", '01023000'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023000/cases

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