# NTSB investigations: Use of automation 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 DCA23LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA060.md): Airbus A319 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2022 · N519NK · No damage > The captain’s pitch up input to avoid an overspeed condition, which resulted in a flight attendant falling and fracturing her ankle. Contributing was the airplane’s excessive airspeed during the transition to the automation-managed descent profile. - [NTSB DCA22LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA22LA133.md): Boeing 737-9 · Pittsburgh, PA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2022 · N37513 · No damage > The flightcrew’s misidentification of the intended landing runway, which resulted in approach to and landing on the wrong runway. Contributing to the incident was the distraction caused by the dual reset of the flight management computer displays. - [NTSB ANC21LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA073.md): Cessna 208 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 16, 2021 · N97HA · Substantial damage > The pilot’s unexpected encounter with supercooled liquid droplets (SLD), which resulted in a loss of control due to ice accumulation. Contributing to the accident were: (1) the pilot’s failure to maintain the minimum airspeed for flight in icing conditions,… - [NTSB CEN19FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA088.md): Piper PA46 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2019 · N428CD · Substantial damage > The pilot's conduct of a departure into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor instrument flying skills and his decision… - [NTSB DCA19MA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19MA086.md): Boeing 767 · Trinity Bay, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 23, 2019 · N1217A · Destroyed > The inappropriate response by the first officer as the pilot flying to an inadvertent activation of the go-around mode, which led to his spatial disorientation and nose-down control inputs that placed the airplane in a steep descent from which the crew did… - [NTSB ERA18FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA092.md): Quest Kodiac 100 · Georgetown, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2018 · N969TB · Substantial damage > The pilots' spatial disorientation while maneuvering for landing in night conditions over unlighted terrain, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with water. - [NTSB ERA17FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA135.md): Cessna 500 · Marietta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2017 · N8DX · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while manually flying the airplane, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability control… - [NTSB OPS17IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS17IA014.md): Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · San Francisco, CA · Incident · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Feb 16, 2017 · N214NN · 2 aircraft · No damage > The local controller's issuance of a landing clearance for runway 28L to the ERJ170, and the subsequent issuance of line up and wait instructions to the A320 for runway 28L, resulting in a runway incursion. - [NTSB CEN17LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA078.md): Textron 525C · Howell, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 2017 · N525PZ · Substantial damage > The pilot's attempted landing on the ice-covered runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was airport personnel's lack of training regarding issuance of NOTAMs - [NTSB DCA16CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA113.md): Boeing 767 34AF · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 5, 2016 · N305UP · Substantial damage > the pilot flying's failure to maintain airspeed and correct pitch attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain appropriate thrust after disconnecting the autothrottles. Also contributing was the first officer's failure to monitor… - [NTSB DCA13MA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13MA133.md): Airbus A300 - F4 622R · Birmingham, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Aug 14, 2013 · N155UP · Destroyed > the flight crew's continuation of an unstabilized approach and their failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude during the approach, which led to an inadvertent descent below the minimum approach altitude and subsequently into terrain. Contributing to the… - [NTSB ERA13LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA012.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2012 · N80KW · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a missed approach in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overreliance on the autopilot system and his inability to hand-fly the airplane once the autopilot… - [NTSB CEN12LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA095.md): Beech F90 · Midland, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 2011 · N90QL · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain the recommended airspeed for icing conditions and his subsequent loss of airplane control while flying the airplane under autopilot control in severe icing conditions, contrary to the airplane's handbook. Contributing to the… - [NTSB WPR10CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA013.md): Cessna 172H · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 10, 2009 · N51302 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll. - [NTSB CEN09FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA267.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Mayfield Village, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2009 · N504MD · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating in instrument meteorological conditions due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inattention to basic aircraft control while attempting to program the… - [NTSB OPS08IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS08IA014.md): Boeing B744 · Atlantic Ocean · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2008 · UKNOWN · 2 aircraft · No damage > The San Juan CERAP controllers failure to ensure the two aircraft were properly separated using non-radar separation standards. - [NTSB NYC08FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA189.md): Grumman American AA-1C · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 2008 · N9555U · Destroyed > The flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. ## 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", '02063010')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063010/cases --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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