# NTSB investigations: Air quality/dust/smoke

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 DCA25LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA308.md): Airbus Canada BD500 · Denver, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 31, 2025 · C-GYLQ · No damage
  > Unidentified burned debris in an aft galley oven, which generated smoke and odor in the cabin and led to an air turnback and subsequent evacuation, during which a serious injury occurred.
- [NTSB DCA25LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA185.md): Boeing 737 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2025 · N7724A · No damage
  > Serious Injury to a flight attendant sustained during an evacuation.
- [NTSB ERA19FA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA251.md): Cirrus SR22 · Tappahannock, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2019 · N621JE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to land on the runway in dark night conditions with reported smoke in the cockpit, which necessitated the deployment of the airplane's parachute system.
- [NTSB WPR13LA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA432.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 1C · Hemet, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2013 · N9923U · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s hard landing due to the pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while on approach after shutting down the engine because of the smoke in the cockpit from a burnt wire that originated from the alternator field terminal and extended to…
- [NTSB WPR13FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA294.md): Cessna 172 · Birdseye, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 27, 2013 · N4459R · Substantial damage
  > ***This report was modified on August 18, 2015. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The operator's improper installation of a supplemental electrical power supply, which caused a short circuit due to inadequate vibration…
- [NTSB CEN12LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA457.md): Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Peoria, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2012 · N502AE · No damage
  > The emergency ground egress during which a passenger broke her ankle. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the environmental system, which allowed smoke from a nearby house fire to enter the airplane.
- [NTSB CEN11FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA324.md): Woodward Harold L Ravin 500 · Conroe, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 7, 2011 · N913RA · Destroyed
  > An in-flight smoke event on takeoff and the pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA09CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA246.md): Piper PA20 · Scranton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2009 · N7653K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of smoke in the cockpit.
- [NTSB CHI08LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA169.md): Morrison E-Racer · Aurora, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2008 · N345JM · Destroyed
  > An undetermined failure in the high-pressure fuel system, and the subsequent loss of engine power and in-flight fire. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's restricted visibility due to the smoke in the cockpit, failure of the aileron control during…

## 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", '03041025'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03041025/cases

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