# NTSB investigations: Elevators

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 WPR23FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA323.md): Hensler Howard Cassutt · West Jordan, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 23, 2023 · N6291N · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control during the initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR17FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA117.md): Cessna 180 · Ventura, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2017 · N3683C · Destroyed
  > The pilot's abrupt and substantial pullup maneuver while flying the airplane above the maneuvering speed, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. The reason for the pilot's maneuver could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ANC11LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11LA004.md): Beech 1900C · Sitka, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2010 · N111AX · Substantial damage
  > A lightning strike which resulted in substantial damage to the elevator.
- [NTSB ERA10LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA328.md): Parks J L/Dreffin D Seawind 3000 · Sanibel Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2010 · N79DJ · Substantial damage
  > An overstress failure of the elevator. Contributing to the accident was the owner/builder's modification of the experimental airplane beyond the recommendations of the kit manufacturer.
- [NTSB CEN10IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA084.md): ATR ATR72 · Dallas, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2009 · N494AE · Minor damage
  > A fatigue failure of an elevator stop bracket, which resulted in a partial jam of the elevator control. Contributing to the failure was the improper installation of shim stacks, poor alignment of the brackets, and cyclic stresses acting on the lower stop,…
- [NTSB ERA09LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA492.md): Bond Neal O S-9 · Saylorsburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2009 · N463NB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive flight control inputs that resulted in an overload failure of the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer.

## 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", '01035520'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01035520/cases

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