# NTSB investigations: Personal pressure

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 WPR20LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA194.md): Cessna 182 · Imnaha, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 24, 2020 · N9169G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessively high pitch attitude and failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue and…
- [NTSB DCA18LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18LA163.md): Airbus A330 323 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 18, 2018 · N806NW · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s delayed landing after an in-flight engine fire, which reignited after both fire bottles were discharged and resulted in substantial damage to an engine pylon. Contributing to the delayed landing was likely the flight crew’s perception that…
- [NTSB CEN17FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA288.md): Zenith CH701SP · Laddonia, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2017 · N701XL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to take off at night and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. which resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's…
- [NTSB WPR17FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA066.md): Cessna T310Q · Riverside, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2017 · N1246G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control upon entering instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's personal pressure…
- [NTSB ERA12MA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12MA122.md): Bell 206B · Green Cove Springs, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2011 · N5016M · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the pilot’s improper decision was his self-induced pressure to complete the trip.

## 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", '03042035'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03042035/cases

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