# Final NTSB investigations, ND: Light condition

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 CEN19FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA030.md): Cessna 441 · Harmon, ND · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Nov 18, 2018 · N441CX · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane in dark night conditions that resulted in an in-flight positive overload failure of the wings and the subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN16LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA350.md): Cessna 150L · Upham, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2016 · N18601 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain a proper aimpoint during landing due to reduced visibility from the setting sun.
- [NTSB CHI08CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA131.md): Kuntz Kuntz 2000 GTS EFI · Dickinson, ND · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2008 · N610RD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the precautionary landing at night. Contributing to the accident was the pilot becoming lost after inadvertently encountering fog while en route, the night…
- [NTSB CHI08LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA101.md): Cessna 172K · Roseglen, ND · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2008 · N7490G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the TV antenna during a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the antenna, the night conditions, and pilot impairment due to alcohol.

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '030360'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/030360/cases?state=ND&status=final

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