# NTSB investigations: Localizer

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 DCA19FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19FA089.md): Embraer EMB145 · Presque Isle, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 4, 2019 · N14171 · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s decision, due to confirmation bias, to continue the descent below the decision altitude when the runway had not been positively identified. Contributing to the accident were (1) the first officer’s fatigue, which exacerbated his confirmation…
- [NTSB OPS18IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS18IA015.md): Boeing 747 · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Jun 21, 2018 · B-18711 · No damage
  > Interference with the localizer signal resulting in a Multipath condition experienced by CAL5148 while conducting an ILS CAT III (autoland) approach. This condition resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent go-around. The interference was most likely…
- [NTSB OPS10IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA001.md): Boeing 767 · Atlanta Hartsfield Intl. Apt. (KATL), GA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 2009 · N185DN · No damage
  > The flight crew’s failure to identify the correct landing surface due to fatigue. Contributing to the cause of the incident were (1) the flight crew’s decision to accept a late runway change, (2) the unavailability of the approach light system and the…

## 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", '03012020'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03012020/cases

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