# NTSB investigations, ND: Altitude

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 CEN25LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA336.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Argusville, ND · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 23, 2025 · N7239Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN23LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA210.md): Piper PA-18-150 · St. Anthony, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 30, 2023 · N7343L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low attitude.
- [NTSB CEN23LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA058.md): Stinson 108-3 · Regent, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 3, 2022 · N7659X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain clearance from high tension wires while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB GAA19CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA473.md): Robinson R44 · Fessenden, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2019 · N3066T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during an agricultural application flight.
- [NTSB GAA15CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA090.md): Piper PA 25-260 · Casselton, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2015 · N4793Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to monitor the flight environment for adequate terrain/obstacle clearance, which resulted in the inflight collision with power transmission line wires.
- [NTSB CEN12LA615](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA615.md): Goodyear F2G · Valley City, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2012 · N5577N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to initiate the aerobatic maneuver at an altitude that did not allow for full recovery of the airplane before ground impact.
- [NTSB CEN11LA593](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA593.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Monango, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2011 · N23720 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not maintain adequate separation from a tree during the aerial-application flight.
- [NTSB CEN10CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA307.md): Champion 7ECA · Northwood, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 7, 2010 · N9620S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the transmission wire.
- [NTSB CHI08CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA238.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Buffalo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 5, 2008 · N57UP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive descent rate and his failure to maintain clearance from terrain during the spray run entry.

## 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" = 'ND' 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", '01062012'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases?state=ND

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