# NTSB investigations: NONE, IA

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 CEN22LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA365.md): Ultramagic M56C · Indianola, IA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 4, 2022 · N801UM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from powerlines.
- [NTSB CEN11CA654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA654.md): Balloon Works Firefly 8 · Mingo, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 17, 2011 · N3181A · No damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the balloon’s descent during the landing, which resulted in the balloon having a hard landing in a ditch and causing a passenger to be seriously injured.
- [NTSB CHI07CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA300.md): Cameron Balloons O-77 · Creston, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 16, 2007 · N9539G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse (high wind) weather conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the high wind encountered during the balloon flight and the barbed-wire fence.
- [NTSB CHI98LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA184.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 · Waterloo, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1998 · N25491 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during climb. A factor was the power lines.
- [NTSB CHI96LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA102.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7-15 · Brighton, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1996 · N2598H · No damage
  > The pilot's bone condition, which resulted in a fractured ankle during a normal touchdown.
- [NTSB CHI94LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA309.md): Balloon Works Fire FLY 7-15 · Storm Lake, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1994 · N2597S · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's excessive rate of descent to landing. Factors in the accident were the gusts and downdraft.
- [NTSB CHI91LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA292.md): Balloon Works Firefly X-7 · Altoona, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1991 · N4055T · No damage
  > Weather evaluation misjudged and overconfidence in personal ability. A factor related to the accident was high winds.
- [NTSB CHI91LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA244.md): Aerostar Raven 557A · Indianola, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1991 · N3621X · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain altitude. Factors associated with the accident are complacency and diverted attention.
- [NTSB CHI90LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA262.md): National Balloon AX-7 · Altoona, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1990 · N9006Y · No damage
  > The passenger's inadvertent contact with a propane tank during a bounced landing which resulted in serious injury to the passenger.
- [NTSB MKC88LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA084.md): Raven S-55 · Burlington, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1988 · N6436U · Substantial damage
  > While attempting to land the balloon during a commercial operation, a dust devil was encountered. The balloon and gondola twisted and pitched violently. During a hard landing, the PIC was thrown from the aircraft, and the aircraft continued to bounce along…
- [NTSB MKC85LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA048.md): Raven Rally RX7 · Davenport, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1985 · N55582 · Substantial damage
  > Balloon encountered gust during initial climb and began drifting toward wires. Plt elected to deflate & balloon collided with wires & building.
- [NTSB MKC84FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FCD03.md): Schweizer SGU2-22E · Ames, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 16, 1984 · N9920J · Minor damage
  > The glider plt who had only about 1 hour flt time in this make of glider and less than a hour total glider time misjudged the wind and after drifting downwind was unable to make it back to the arpt. A forced landing was made off arpt in a farm field.
- [NTSB MKC84LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA276.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Cedar Rapids, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1984 · N4066T · Substantial damage
  > The Balloon landed in a field and as wind drifted it, the envelope draped over a pwr line. The plt said his burner malfunctioned and caused the inaccurate landing. Another account was told later in which the plt switched to an empty propane tank for landing.…
- [NTSB MKC83LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA051.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7B · Indianola, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1983 · N1511Y · No damage
  > The pilot elected to make a touch and go landing in wind that was from 010 deg at 7, gusting 9 KTS. During touchdown, the basket was drifting and tilted over sideways. The passenger weithed 290 lbs and was unable to maintain his balance. When the basket…
- [NTSB MKC80DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DA033.md): Raven S55A · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 3, 1980 · N1089R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCD41.md): Raven RX-6 · Carlisle, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1976 · N8671L · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC75DCD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCD05.md): Schweizer 2-22 · Greenfield, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1974 · N91858 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DCD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD37.md): Schweizer 2-33A · Greenfield, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1974 · N5781S · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('00000'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=00000&state=IA

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