# NTSB investigations: Enroute

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB ENG23WA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA035.md): Airbus A321 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 22, 2023 · VT-IUD · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA370.md): Piper PA31 · Durant, OK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 21, 2023 · N3589X · Substantial damage
  > The loosening of a connecting rod cap nut for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a mechanical failure of the engine and an in-flight fire.
- [NTSB DCA23WA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA438.md): Embraer 190 · Armidale, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 20, 2023 · VH-UZI · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA372.md): Pietenpol Aircamper · Hanover, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2023 · N929DH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during an attempted forced landing at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA23WA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA239.md): Cessna 402 · Bahamas · Accident · Class 3 · Foreign · Aug 19, 2023 · C6-SPK · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA23LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA341.md): Piper PA28 · Preston, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2023 · N7463W · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the No. 2 connecting rod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN23LA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA371.md): Rutan Longez · Genoa Township, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 19, 2023 · N29TM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA23LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA354.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Fishers Island, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2023 · N405WB · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined. Contributing was the pilot’s misjudgment of airspeed and altitude during the forced landing.
- [NTSB DCA23LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA421.md): Boeing 777-222 · Over the (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 18, 2023 · N209UA · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB CEN23LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA379.md): Beech S35 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 16, 2023 · N5874J · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB DCA23WA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA456.md): Boeing 787 · Santiago, Chile · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 15, 2023 · CC-BGI · No damage
- [NTSB DCA23LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA411.md): Embraer ERJ170 · Eleroy, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 14, 2023 · N776MS · No damage
  > An encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB ERA23LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA359.md): Aero Commander 500 S · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N62WE · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA23LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA338.md): Stephen J Moorman Just Aircraft Highla · Edenton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N169SM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA336.md): Cessna 182P · North Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N22RE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN23FA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA360.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 13, 2023 · N7910P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA23LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA337.md): Piper PA32 · Haines City, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 12, 2023 · N898CP · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CEN23FA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA359.md): Vans RV14 · Virden, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 12, 2023 · N6161 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/builder’s improper configuration of the canopy latch micro switch, which incorrectly signaled a closed canopy before flight that resulted in an inflight opening of the airplane’s canopy, an upset of the airplane, and a loss of control from which the…
- [NTSB ERA23LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA333.md): Cessna 172 · Port Norris, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 11, 2023 · N5453K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA23LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA331.md): Cessna 175 · Wetumpka, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 11, 2023 · N7117M · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the separation of the No. 3 connecting rod from the crankshaft.
- [NTSB ERA23FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA330.md): Cessna P210 · Junction City, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 10, 2023 · N210JT · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued flight into a known area of adverse weather, which resulted in the penetration of a severe thunderstorm, the pilot’s loss of airplane control, and the airplane’s subsequent in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB ERA23LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA335.md): Cessna 152 · Manatí, PR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 9, 2023 · N5313M · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel level, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR23LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA317.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Fullerton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2023 · N503JA · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the stabilator actuator from the stabilator tab, which resulted in pitch control surface flutter and structural damage.
- [NTSB WPR23LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA308.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Ritchfield, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 8, 2023 · N8823J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight planning that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR23FA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA302.md): Bell 407 · Cabazon, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 7, 2023 · N555AS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The Skycrane flight crew’s decision to enter the Fire Traffic Area’s 7-nm NOCOM ring at an altitude significantly above their maximum cleared altitude, which resulted in their need for an aggressive descent into congested airspace and subsequent failure to…
- [NTSB DCA23WA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA414.md): Boeing 737 · Barcelona, Venezuela · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 7, 2023 · YV3158 · No damage
- [NTSB WPR23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA304.md): Van Grouw R / Cantrell L White Lightning · Las Vegas, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 6, 2023 · N25WL · Substantial damage
  > A reported partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR23LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA318.md): Cessna T210M · Indian Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2023 · N7067Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation, and gear up landing on a dirt airstrip.
- [NTSB WPR23LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA306.md): Boeing CH-46E · Springerville, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2023 · N461WY · Destroyed
  > The flight crew’s misidentification of a No. 2 torque sensing system signal conditioner malfunction when both engines were performing normally, which resulted in their attempt to execute a single-engine steep approach and landing without sufficient engine…
- [NTSB ANC23LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA060.md): Piper PA-12S · Igiugig, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2023 · N2262G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA328.md): Cessna 172 · Charlotte Amalie, CB · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2023 · N13384 · Destroyed
  > The pilots’ loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was both pilots’ lack of experience in operating in actual instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB WPR23LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA303.md): Aldinger Albert John Cozy Mark III · McDermitt, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2023 · N964AL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA325.md): Long Charles Jackson Avid Flyer · Wetumpka, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2023 · N3HH · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion because of a leaking fuel drain valve.
- [NTSB CEN23LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA345.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Rosenberg, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2023 · N38483 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing and landing overrun at an alternate airport.
- [NTSB ERA23LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA356.md): Piper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 31, 2023 · N3036M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR23LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA297.md): Bell OH-58A · Blanchard, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2023 · N613SS · Substantial damage
  > Fuel contamination, which resulted in a loss of engine power. The source of the contamination could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR23LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA294.md): Cessna 195 · Ravensdale, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 30, 2023 · N195JL · Substantial damage
  > Partial loss of power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the siphoning of fuel from the left-wing fuel filler port due to wear on the fuel filler cap.
- [NTSB GAA23WA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA231.md): Hawker Beechcraft G58 · Vilhena, Brazil · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 29, 2023 · PR-ITE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ENG23WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG23WA043.md): ATR ATR72 · Brazzavillec, Congo - Kinshasa · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 29, 2023 · TN-AKA · No damage
- [NTSB WPR23LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA309.md): Cessna 150M · Dune City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2023 · N66165 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB DCA23LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA382.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Myrtle Beach (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 28, 2023 · N77431 · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) while in cruise flight.
- [NTSB DCA23WA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA385.md): Airbus A330-941 · Seoul, South Korea · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 27, 2023 · N407DX · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA329.md): Varga 2150A · Green Lake, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2023 · N5601G · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.
- [NTSB ERA23LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA310.md): Piper PA-28-140 · New London, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2023 · N98134 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the No. 4 cylinder’s stuck exhaust valve.
- [NTSB DCA23WA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA394.md): Boeing 767-332 · Fuimicino, Italy · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 24, 2023 · N189DN · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA23LA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA395.md): Airbus A320-214 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2023 · N229NV · No damage
  > The flight crew’s abrupt change in pitch in response to a traffic collision advisory system resolution advisory that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB CEN23LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA322.md): Ercoupe 415-D · Waupun, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 23, 2023 · N415JC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to take off without correcting a misinstalled fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by improper venting of the fuel system.
- [NTSB ERA23LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA306.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Mount Gilead, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2023 · N9519C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management by not switching fuel tanks in flight, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DCA23WA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA377.md): Boeing 737 · Le Mans, France · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 21, 2023 · EC-NGC · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA327.md): Vans RV10 · Chouteau, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2023 · N730WL · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power as a result of a failed positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve and a subsequent impact with terrain.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400/cases.md?page=23

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')),
  crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')),
  current_codes AS (
    SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e."tier1Number" AS INTEGER) AS code,
      row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e."isDefiningEvent", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e
    WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e."tier1Number" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*'
      AND (e."isDefiningEvent" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT "mKey" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE "isPre1982"))
  ),
  phases AS (
    SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main
    FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o."phaseOfFlightCode", w.main
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o."phaseOfFlightCode"
    WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes)
  ),
  case_phases AS (
    SELECT p.*, c."eventDate", c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code
    FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = p.case_mkey
    LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1
    WHERE c."eventDate" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names)
  )
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 case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 400)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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