# NTSB investigations: Starter

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 ERA22LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA159.md): Dwyer Michael D Q · Spring Hill, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 17, 2022 · N3QP · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper modification of the pull starter motor, which resulted in its failure and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI08CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA246.md): Air Tractor AT-802A · Turton, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2008 · N9078G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the starter generator which resulted in the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident were the low altitude at which the airplane was operating, the tall grass, and the ditch.

## 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", '01058011'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01058011/cases

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