# 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 GAA23WA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA159.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Nicholls Town, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 1, 2023 · N3790W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA23LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA253.md): Beech V35A · Statesboro, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2023 · N8074R · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the pitch servo bridle cable clamp, which led to binding in the elevator control system that restricted aft yoke movement during the landing approach.
- [NTSB DCA23WA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA306.md): Boeing 737 · Merida, Mexico · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 1, 2023 · XA-PPP · No damage
- [NTSB DCA23LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA305.md): Boeing 737-924ER · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2023 · N28457 · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively-induced turbulence (CIT).
- [NTSB DCA23LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA304.md): Airbus Industrie A320-232 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 1, 2023 · N479UA · No damage
  > An encounter with convectively-induced turbulence (CIT).
- [NTSB ERA23FA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA252.md): Cessna 180 · Harrisburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 31, 2023 · N3178D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent collision with terrain and objects.
- [NTSB GAA23WA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA160.md): Piper PA-34-220T · São Pedro da Água Branca,, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 29, 2023 · PT-WMF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA206.md): Cessna 172B · Divide, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2023 · N8098X · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB GAA23WA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA155.md): Cessna 175 · Aldermaston, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 28, 2023 · G-ARMN
- [NTSB CEN23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA221.md): Quad City Challenger · Doniphan, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 28, 2023 · N265JW · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ERA23LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA248.md): Raytheon B300 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2023 · N680CB · Substantial damage
  > An inflight separation of the airplane’s airstair door for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN23LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA207.md): American AA-5 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2023 · N1972G · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB ERA23LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA264.md): Piper PA28 · Lancaster, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 21, 2023 · N9139J · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of an exhaust valve, resulting in a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA23FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA238.md): Beech V35 · Rougemont, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 21, 2023 · N272S · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The source of the oil starvation could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR23LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA197.md): Cessna 210 · Redding, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2023 · N9433T · Substantial damage
  > A fuel leak caused by an age-degraded fuel pressure sender hose, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance.
- [NTSB WPR23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA192.md): Viking Air DHC-6-400 · Half Moon Bay, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 20, 2023 · N153QS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the ferry fuel tank system to transfer fuel during a trans-Pacific flight for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching into the water.
- [NTSB GAA23WA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA152.md): Cirrus SR20 · Mali Makovnik, Croatia · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · May 20, 2023 · PH-YMC · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR23LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA196.md): Cessna 172H · Seattle, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 19, 2023 · N2550L · Substantial damage
  > A stuck exhaust valve that resulted in a partial loss of engine power and a forced water ditching.
- [NTSB ERA23LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA241.md): Burril Benjamin D BDB001 · Wadesboro, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2023 · N191CK · Substantial damage
  > A reported total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing for reasons that could not be determined because the pilot did not make the wreckage available for examination.
- [NTSB CEN23LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA188.md): Cessna 172 · Flower Mound, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2023 · N5550J · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the rocker arm which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing was the airplane operator’s failure to inspect the rocker arm in accordance with the engine manufacturer’s service bulletin.
- [NTSB ERA23LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA231.md): Charles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D · Greenville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2023 · N8262 · Substantial damage
  > The separation of an electrical wire that powered the ignition module, rendering the ignition system inoperative, and resulting in the total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DCA23LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA290.md): General Atomics MQ-9 Block 1 · Elgin, AZ · Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2023 · N31EJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of situational awareness, resulting in the UAS’s controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB WPR23FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA188.md): Cessna T182T · Albany, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 14, 2023 · N665B · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to conduct flight into an area of icing in an airplane that was prohibited from such conditions, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall/spin, and the pilot’s spatial disorientation…
- [NTSB ERA23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA232.md): Piper PA28 · Selma, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2023 · N1347T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper preflight inspection, during which the left wing fuel sump drain was moved to and left in the open and locked position, allowing for fuel to drain during the flight and resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.…
- [NTSB WPR23LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA184.md): Rans S-21 · Creswell, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 10, 2023 · N468MM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power caused by fatigue cracking and fracture of the crankshaft due to severe wear of the bearings.
- [NTSB WPR23FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA185.md): Gates Lear Jet 36A · San Clemente Island, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 10, 2023 · N56PA · Destroyed
  > The pilots’ loss of airplane control following a catastrophic fire that started on the left side of the aft equipment bay (tail cone). The fire likely initiated from a leak from the left fuel motive flow line due to a b-nut that loosened for reasons that…
- [NTSB DCA23WA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA292.md): Boeing 777 · Bangkok, Thailand · Incident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 10, 2023 · A7-BAN · No damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA185.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2023 · N433CF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA23FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA219.md): Cessna 182 · Reliance, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 7, 2023 · N725AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to continue an instrument flight into an area of forecast weather with severe to extreme turbulence associated with a line of thunderstorms, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. Contributing was the pilot’s operation of the airplane in…
- [NTSB CEN23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA174.md): Pool Cessna R172 · Victor, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 6, 2023 · N15188 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to follow established mountain flying guidance, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with trees and mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reduced climb performance at the elevated density altitude…
- [NTSB ERA23LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA221.md): Aeronca 7DC-CONV · Fort Mill, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 5, 2023 · N3058E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before initiating a descent in conditions conducive to the development of carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB DCA23WA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA280.md): Boeing 737 · Quito, Ecuador · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 5, 2023 · HC-CTF · No damage
- [NTSB WPR23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA175.md): Cessna P337H · Laurel, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2023 · N62PC · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power to the rear engine resulting from cylinder detonation for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA23LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA208.md): Vans RV6 · Eaton, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 26, 2023 · N327WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN23LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA166.md): Protech PT2 · Columbia, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 25, 2023 · N44048 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s lack of proper maintenance, which allowed the fuel filters to become obstructed, leading to fuel starvation and a subsequent engine power loss.
- [NTSB WPR23LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA167.md): Gates Learjet 35A · Page, AZ · Occurrence · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2023 · N135SH · No damage
  > The fueler’s inadvertent addition of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the FSII reservoir on the fuel truck, and its subsequent mixture with the JET A that was used to fuel the airplane, resulting in a total loss of power to the right engine and a partial loss of…
- [NTSB GAA23WA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA138.md): Embraer EMB810 · Altamira, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 23, 2023 · PT-VNT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA23LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA252.md): Boeing 777-223 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2023 · N770AN · No damage
  > An encounter with inadvertent convective turbulence during cruise flight.
- [NTSB CEN23LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA163.md): Cessna 150J · Buffalo, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2023 · N60860 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident were the unreliable fuel quantity gauges and the improperly adjusted mixture control, which increased the fuel consumption…
- [NTSB GAA23WA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA127.md): Piper PA-23-250 · San José Pinula, Guatemala · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 19, 2023 · N6630A · No damage
- [NTSB GAA23WA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA137.md): Cessna 172 · Usa City, Japan · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 18, 2023 · JA-395A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA23WA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA132.md): Embraer EMB711 · Manoel Urbano, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 18, 2023 · PT-NLE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN23LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA153.md): Ryan Navion A · New Waverly, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2023 · N4229K · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power as a result of fuel contamination.
- [NTSB ERA23LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA190.md): Cessna 172H · Charles Town, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2023 · N2554L · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR23LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA149.md): Stevens Kelly C RV-7 · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2023 · N17NK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/builder improperly torqued the propeller attachment bolts while reinstalling the propeller, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the bolts and the separation of the propeller assembly.
- [NTSB GAA23WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA23WA121.md): Cessna 210 · Mazatlan, Mexico · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 8, 2023 · XB-PBL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA23WA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA242.md): Boeing 777 · Frankfurt, Germany · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 5, 2023 · D-ALFJ · No damage
- [NTSB WPR23FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA141.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Oxbow, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 2, 2023 · N424SW · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in airframe ice accretion and a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB DCA23WA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA226.md): Boeing 737 · Pyrzowice, Poland · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 2, 2023 · SP-ENO · No damage
- [NTSB ERA23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA174.md): Cessna 525B · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 30, 2023 · N869AC · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the left wing extension and winglet for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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## 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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