# 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 GAA21WA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA116.md): Robinson R66 · Dvina Bay, Russia · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 4 · Foreign · May 17, 2021 · RA-06358 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CEN21FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA220.md): Cessna 182 · St. Louis, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 17, 2021 · N2430X · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate visual lookout to ensure clearance from the radio tower and its guy wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s unnecessary use of his mobile device during the flight, which diminished his attention/monitoring…
- [NTSB CEN21LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA232.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Whitewater, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 16, 2021 · N4144B · Substantial damage
  > An inflight instrument malfunction for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which led to the pilot’s decision to activate the airframe parachute system.
- [NTSB WPR21LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA194.md): Cessna 210 · Lake Arrowhead, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2021 · N7350E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a malfunction of the fuel flow manifold valve.
- [NTSB GAA21WA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA125.md): Cessna 182 · Pocone, Brazil · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 15, 2021 · PT-JJH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA221.md): Beech A36 · Pinckneyville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 14, 2021 · N1875W · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB ENG21WA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA026.md): Boeing 737 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 13, 2021 · G-JMCL · No damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA213.md): Beech C23 · Merrill, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 11, 2021 · N793Y · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to tappet failure.
- [NTSB ANC21LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA040.md): Piper PA-18-105 Special · Gakona, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 10, 2021 · N5489H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to initiate a flight with a failed mixture control cable which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ANC21LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA038.md): Enstrom F-28F · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2021 · N8627J · Substantial damage
  > A loss of drive to the rotor system due to the disengagement of the main belt drive tensioning system, which resulted in a forced landing. The disengagement was due to inadequate clearance between the clutch handle and the roll pin in the handle bellcrank…
- [NTSB GAA21WA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA124.md): Robinson R44 · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 8, 2021 · PR-RDR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA21WA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA113.md): Cessna F177RG · Pucallpa, Ucayali, Peru · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 7, 2021 · OB-1332 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA21FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA212.md): Ted Smith Aerostar 600 · La Belle, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 6, 2021 · C-FAAZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent shutdown of the left engine following an intentional shutdown of the right engine while practicing one engine inoperative (OEI) procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to conduct OEI training at low altitude.
- [NTSB DCA21WA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA129.md): Airbus A330 · Karachi, Pakistan · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · May 4, 2021 · AP-BNE · No damage
- [NTSB GAA21WA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA104.md): Robinson R22 · Durban, South Africa · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · May 3, 2021 · ZS-HBR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA213.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2021 · N271SG · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB GAA21WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA102.md): Cessna 150 · Fernandópolis - SP, Brazil · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 28, 2021 · PT-SKG · No damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA231.md): Cessna 150J · Madison, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2021 · N5578G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel planning which led to fuel exhaustion, and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB GAA21WA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA101.md): Cessna 172 · Grasmere, South Africa · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 26, 2021 · ZS-PXI · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA21WA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA094.md): Cessna 182 · Chiguao, Venezuela · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 25, 2021 · YV2185 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA191.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Forkston, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 23, 2021 · N4055N · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning, which resulted in an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions at night, spatial disorientation, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN21FA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA198.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Danville, AR · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 23, 2021 · N461DK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight in an area of moderate-to-heavy icing conditions, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s anti-icing system capabilities, a degradation of aircraft performance, and subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR21LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA173.md): Flight Design Ctsw · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2021 · N378CT · Substantial damage
  > A leak in the oil line that supplied the engine with oil, which resulted in oil exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the routing of the oil line to close to the exhaust manifold.
- [NTSB GAA21WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA089.md): Vans RV7A · Columbia, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 22, 2021 · VH-XWI · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA21LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA197.md): Cessna 402C · New Bedford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2021 · N36911 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent collision with a bird during descent, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
- [NTSB ERA21FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA189.md): Piper PA-28RT-201T · Brownsville, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 21, 2021 · N4303G · Destroyed
  > The student pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a rapid uncontrolled descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident were the self-induced and external…
- [NTSB ERA21LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA190.md): Cessna 182M · Eufaula, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2021 · N91606 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN21FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA195.md): Cessna 340A · Tatum, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 19, 2021 · N801EC · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN21LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA191.md): Cessna 150 · Caro, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2021 · N22005 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA21WA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA085.md): Cessna 550 · Eelde, Netherlands · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 16, 2021 · PH-SVZ · No damage
- [NTSB GAA21WA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA074.md): Piper J3 · Epse, Netherlands · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 15, 2021 · NC50601 · Destroyed
- [NTSB WPR21LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA156.md): Cessna 182H · Blakely Island, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 11, 2021 · N2030X · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during climb for reasons that could not be determined which resulted in a forced water landing.
- [NTSB DCA21LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA120.md): Vans RV-7 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 10, 2021 · N137RV · Substantial damage
  > a bird strike.
- [NTSB GAA21WA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA072.md): Bell 206 · Region de Los Lagos, Chile · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Foreign · Apr 9, 2021 · CC-AUJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA187.md): Eurocopter EC120 · LeRoy, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2021 · N421PB · Substantial damage
  > The contamination of the fuel injection manifold filter due to improper maintenance, resulting in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed autorotation, which resulted in insufficient main rotor…
- [NTSB ERA21LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA174.md): Beech A36 · Arcadia, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2021 · N18394 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for underdetermined reasons.
- [NTSB GAA21WA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA091.md): Air Tractor AT401 · Planura, Brazil · Accident · Class 4 · Foreign · Apr 1, 2021 · PT-WQY · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA21LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA169.md): Cessna 150L · Hardwick Township, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2021 · N6544G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate prefight inspection, during which he failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA21LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA166.md): Jabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 30, 2021 · N236X · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.
- [NTSB WPR21LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA151.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Yacolt, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2021 · N665FL · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of power caused by carbon build up in the cylinders, which prevented the exhaust valves from seating properly. Contributing to the accident was flying in moderate icing conditions which resulted in reduced aircraft performance and vibrations.
- [NTSB WPR21LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA145.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2021 · N644SR · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power resulting from a catastrophic engine failure caused by a shift of the No. 2 main bearing and bearing seal, which resulted in oil starvation to the crankshaft; the reason for the bearing and bearing seal shift could not be…
- [NTSB GAA21WA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA057.md): Partenavia P68 · Bhopal, India · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 27, 2021 · VT-TAA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA21WA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21WA111.md): Airbus A320 · Lima, Peru · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 27, 2021 · CC-AZE · Minor damage
- [NTSB WPR21LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA141.md): Mooney M20B · Animas, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 24, 2021 · N74786 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed use in the operation of carburetor heat which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ENG21WA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA051.md): Aerospatiale AS350 · Aoki Village, Japan · Incident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 23, 2021 · JA6050 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ENG21WA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21WA019.md): Boeing 747 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 22, 2021 · LX-VCD · Minor damage
- [NTSB CEN21LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA171.md): Piper PA-30 · Wanatah, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 22, 2021 · N7588Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power to both engines.
- [NTSB GAA21WA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA056.md): Cessna 208 · Ndetani, Kenya · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 20, 2021 · 5Y-JKN · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA21WA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA21WA054.md): Bell 206 · XIa Men City, China · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 19, 2021 · B-7720
- [NTSB WPR21LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA142.md): Davis Dan B Lancair Evolution · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 18, 2021 · N469KS · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the main cabin door latching mechanism for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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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