# NTSB investigations, SC: 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 DCA25LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA267.md): Boeing 787 · North Charleston, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 19, 2025 · JA986A · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The ground crews improper parking of N247BZ, which left its tail protruding into the taxiway, and the JA986A flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance while taxiing.
- [NTSB ERA20LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA150.md): Arion Lightning LS-1 · Mount Pleasant, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2020 · N81DJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees at the end of the runway due to spatial disorientation during initial climb in dark night conditions. Also causal was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring, which did not identify and prevent the…
- [NTSB GAA15CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA043.md): Short Bros SD 360-300 · Greer, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2015 · N688AN · Substantial damage
  > The fuel truck driver's inattention, which resulted in backing over a warning cone and into the horizontal stabilizer of the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA12CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA156.md): Beech 58 · Walterboro, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 24, 2012 · N358CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the sunglare.
- [NTSB ERA10CA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA309.md): Air Tractor AT-402B · Alcolu, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2010 · N5085Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree. Contributing to the accident was the sunglare.
- [NTSB ERA09CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA196.md): Piper PA-28 · Darlington, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 12, 2009 · N82891 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the dark night and the pilot's lack of experience.

## 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" = 'SC' 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", '030360'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.