NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.

13 cases where NTSB found Aircraft oper/perf/capability.

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NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S. per year, 2009–2026: 13 cases
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duckdb -csv -c "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\", '0106'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB ANC24LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 65-B80 · Woleai Atoll, MicronesiaThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was a flooded runway.Jul 12, 2024 · N44MA · Substantial damageNTSB ERA23LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLearjet 35 · Guantanamo Bay, CubaThe flight crew’s continuation of an unstable approach which resulted in abnormal runway contact during the landing flare and touchdown.Dec 2, 2022 · N979RF · Substantial damageNTSB ERA20CA191Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBell UH 1N · Baghdad, IraqThe flight crew's inadequate situational awareness and failure to maintain adequate clearance from a security barrier during a night takeoff.May 10, 2020 · N12328 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC20CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Tokyo, JapanThe airplane’s encounter with prop wash while taxiing behind a larger airplane that was conducting a high-power engine run on the same taxiway. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller’s failure to inform the smaller airplane’s pilot about…Dec 15, 2019 · N22905 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA19FA210Accident · 7 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportAgusta AW139 · Big Grand Cay, BahamasThe pilots’ decision to takeoff over water in dark night conditions with no external visual reference, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent collision with the water. Also causal was the pilots’ failure to adequately monitor their…Jul 4, 2019 · N32CC · Substantial damageNTSB CEN18FA063Accident · 12 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 208 · Punta Islita, Costa RicaThe flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to exit an area of rising terrain, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's…Dec 31, 2017 · TI-BEI · DestroyedNTSB WPR14LA309Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Pago Pago, AntarcticaA loss of airplane control during the initial climb in gusting wind conditions for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the ocean.Jul 22, 2014 · N20TC · DestroyedNTSB ERA13LA380Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46R-350T · Cat Cay, BahamasThe pilot’s attempt to rotate the airplane before obtaining sufficient airspeed and his improper pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall at a low…Aug 25, 2013 · N720JF · Substantial damageNTSB DCA13MA081Accident · 7 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 747-400 BCF · Bagram, AfghanistanNational 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,…Apr 29, 2013 · N949CA · DestroyedNTSB DCA13CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBombardier DHC-8-315 · Kabul, Afghanistanthe captains ineffective management of the airplanes energy state during final approach and flare that resulted in a hard landing and tail strike at touchdown.Oct 17, 2012 · N800AW · Substantial damageNTSB DCA12FA024Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 214 · Camp Bastion, Afghanistanthe overtravel of the collective sleeve, which led to a severe and sudden reduction in main rotor blade collective pitch, resulting in a loss of control of the helicopter. The reason for the collective sleeve overtravel could not be determined since much of…Jan 16, 2012 · N5748M · DestroyedNTSB DCA12CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportUniversity Of Kansas Meridian · McMurdo, AYan 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…Dec 19, 2011 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB ERA09FA419Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMD Helicopter 530 (369FF) · Camp Butler, IraqThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during a low-level course reversal.Jul 17, 2009 · N974BW · Destroyed