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NTSB investigations, 2008

14 cases where NTSB found Policy/procedure.

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 2008 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '040210')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2008
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '040210'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

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 year(c."eventDate") = 2008
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '040210'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB WPR09IA065Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-890 · Seattle, WAThe failure of the deicing crew to follow company procedures by not receiving confirmation from the flight crew before beginning to deice the airplane.Dec 24, 2008 · N516AS · No damage NTSB MIA08MA203Accident · 4 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportAerospatiale SA365N-1 D · District Heights, MDThe pilot's attempt to regain visual conditions by performing a rapid descent and his failure to arrest the descent at the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach. Contributing to the accident were (1) the pilot’s limited recent instrument…Sep 28, 2008 · N92MD · Substantial damage NTSB NYC08LA323Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A200 · Bridgewater, VAThe pilot's decision to land with a tailwind on a short, wet runway, resulting in landing long and runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s lack of standard operating procedures for test flights.Sep 25, 2008 · N30W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI08IA292Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-223 · Chicago, ILThe failure of an electrical relay due to eroded contacts and the flight crew's decision to continue a flight that was operating on battery power.Sep 22, 2008 · N197AN · Minor damage NTSB DEN08LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 1900D · St. Louis, MOThe ground crew's failure to ensure airplane clearance from the building while parking the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's unprofessional behavior and the lack of marshaling procedures for the ground crew.Sep 7, 2008 · N122UX · Substantial damage NTSB MIA08LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Elizabethtown, KYA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was pressure from the company for the pilot to fly the second load of skydivers without refueling.Aug 30, 2008 · N5927B · Substantial damage NTSB LAX08LA274Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportKillgore Velocity · North Las Vegas, NVA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the detachment of the engine supercharger drive belt. The detachment resulted from the owner/builder's inadequate installation of the supercharger system and belt-tensioning adjustment.Aug 22, 2008 · N415MK · Destroyed NTSB DCA08MA085Accident · 8 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportRaytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A · Owatonna, MNThe captain’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were (1) the pilots’ poor crew coordination and lack of cockpit discipline; (2) fatigue, which likely impaired both pilots’…Jul 31, 2008 · N818MV · Destroyed NTSB DCA08MA076Accident · No injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 767 · San Francisco, CAThe design of the supplemental oxygen system hoses and the lack of positive separation between electrical wiring and electrically conductive oxygen system components. The lack of positive separation allowed a short circuit to breach a combustible oxygen hose,…Jun 28, 2008 · N799AX · Destroyed NTSB ENG08IA022Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 747 · Newark, NJAn engine fire in the No. 3 engine due to the failure of, and subsequent flammable fluid leak from, one of three fuel or hydraulic lines located in the engine's accessory raceway that ignited when the fluid came in contact with the hot engine cases.…Apr 20, 2008 · N704CK · Minor damage NTSB DFW08MA076Accident · 5 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportCessna 500 · Oklahoma City, OKAirplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or more large birds (American white pelicans), which resulted in a loss of control of the airplane.Mar 4, 2008 · N113SH · Destroyed NTSB NYC08LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Athens, GAThe loss of propeller thrust due to the unseating of an internal propeller hub bushing. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer's inadequate procedure to secure the bushing.Feb 26, 2008 · N623CQ · Substantial damage NTSB SEA08LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2C10 · San Francisco, CAThe company tug operator's failure to maintain clearance with another aircraft during the pushback process. Also causal was the ground controller's failure to alert the pilot of the other aircraft and tug operator of this airplane of the simultaneous pushback…Jan 14, 2008 · N705SK · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB ANC08MA038Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Kodiak, AKThe failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the airplane's nose baggage door latching mechanism was properly configured and maintained, resulting in an inadvertent opening of the nose baggage door in flight. Contributing to the accident were…Jan 5, 2008 · N509FN · Substantial damage