# NTSB investigations: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)

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 CEN21LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA117.md): Zenair Zodiac 601HDS · Waller, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 26, 2021 · N444PZ · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to a disconnected fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR20LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA170.md): Kitfox Kitfox · Lander, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 7, 2020 · N595KF · Substantial damage
  > The inexperienced pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a turn at high density altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and impact with water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s poor judgment to continue the…
- [NTSB CEN20LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA203.md): Magni Magni M 16 · Cape Girardeau, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 29, 2020 · N316MG · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s decision to take off with inadequate runway remaining, and his subsequent failure to attain proper airspeed, which resulted in the gyroplane’s descent into terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA196.md): Denney Kitfox Speedster · Georgetown, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 26, 2020 · N580LD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB ERA20LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA188.md): Vaughn Challenger · Clarksville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 16, 2020 · N97KV · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.
- [NTSB CEN20CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA177.md): M-Squared Sport 1000 · Little Falls, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2020 · N7013W · Substantial damage
  > The uncertificated pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR20LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA122.md): Buckman Bucks Special · Prescott, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 9, 2020 · N9065F · Substantial damage
  > Diminished engine performance due to carburetor icing conditions and multiple mechanical anomalies that did not allow for the airplane to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff from a planted field and failure to maintain clearance from obstructions.…
- [NTSB WPR20LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA116.md): TL Ultralight Sro Stingsport · Hurricane, UT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2020 · N7997N · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the ignition system as a result of foreign object damage.
- [NTSB ERA20CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA083.md): Denney Kitfox · Wauchula, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 18, 2020 · N4283V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over.
- [NTSB CEN20CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA027.md): Skystar Kitfox · Williamston, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 30, 2019 · N58CD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue taxiing the airplane on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB ERA20LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA039.md): Rans Rans S7 Courier · West Liberty, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 15, 2019 · N831RS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify that the engine oil tank contained adequate oil for the cross-country flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power as a result of lack of lubrication. Contributing to the accident was the incorrect oil consumption…
- [NTSB CEN20LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA005.md): Zenair Zenith CH 701 · Garden Ridge, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 2019 · N701BJ · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA19FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA256.md): Moriarty Marvin Aventura II · Minneola, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 23, 2019 · N9143M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper modifications to the airplane’s engine, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted return to the airport…
- [NTSB GAA19CA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA446.md): Evektor Aerotechnik Sportstar · Tracy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2019 · N409EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent emergency landing and collision with a tree.
- [NTSB ERA19LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA229.md): Progressive Aerodyne Searey · Crescent, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 16, 2019 · N632FG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misjudgment of his altitude during landing and subsequent decrease in pitch attitude, which resulted in a collision with the water.
- [NTSB GAA19CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA361.md): Quicksilver Aircraft Northeast Sport · Ledgedale, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2019 · N418RB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in the precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB CEN19LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA176.md): Kolb Kolb Twinstar TSP 1 · Hector, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 13, 2019 · N217JM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s operation of the airplane outside of the center of gravity limits, which resulted in an adverse aerodynamic condition and subsequent hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s incorrect calculations of the airplane’s CG limits.
- [NTSB ERA19LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA159.md): Zenair Zodiac CH601 · Angier, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 27, 2019 · N61PG · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to partial interruption of the fuel supply for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN19LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA116.md): Berkey S-6ES · Lafe, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 2, 2019 · N265GB · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath while landing toward the sun, which resulted in impact with vegetation and a subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA19LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA015.md): Avid Avid Flyer · Grant-Valkaria, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2018 · N3HH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a carburetor malfunction, which resulted in a forced landing.
- [NTSB CEN18FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA267.md): Kolb Twinstar · La Porte, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2018 · N3135J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a visual approach for landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.
- [NTSB GAA18CA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA394.md): Evektor Aerotechnik Sportstar · Louisburg, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2018 · N902HB · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's distraction due to a previous runway excursion and navigational issues during the accident flight and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the downwind leg, which…
- [NTSB ERA18LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA162.md): Bryan C L/Labrash R D Searey · Englewood, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2018 · N907CB · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB ERA18LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA134.md): Stanley Ernie Sigurd Kolb Mark · Collegedale, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2018 · N9123R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to take off in the nonairworthy airplane in which he had no training and his lack of flight experience in the 17…
- [NTSB GAA18CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA213.md): Hawley Richard A1B · Lincoln, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 13, 2018 · N5249H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB GAA18CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA056.md): Buehlmann Peter Kitfox Model 4 1200 · Overgaard, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2017 · N234PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA17LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA334.md): Mcmillan Joel L Avid SW 65 · Darlington, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2017 · N65SW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a clogged fuel filter.
- [NTSB ERA17LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA337.md): Airmax Construcoes Aeronautica SEAMAX-M22 · New Fairfield, CT · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 15, 2017 · N885PR · Substantial damage
  > Collision with a submerged object during a water landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA314.md): Rudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst · Raymond, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 5, 2017 · N16KR · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN17FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA288.md): Zenith CH701SP · Laddonia, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2017 · N701XL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to take off at night and continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. which resulted in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented and losing control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's…
- [NTSB GAA17CA440](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA440.md): Mitchell Derryle V Rans S 7 Courier · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 23, 2017 · N6333Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to take off from a lake in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB GAA17CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA424.md): Salerno Kenneth G JR Kitfox Series 7 · Owyhee, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2017 · N702KF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a rough, dirt airstrip.
- [NTSB CEN17LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA180.md): Brokaw Bergon F Zodiac · Orangeville, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2017 · N1041N · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ERA17CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA152.md): Lazear John T Zenair Stol CH 701 · Windsor Twp, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 11, 2017 · N3846T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper pretakeoff planning, his failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a short-field takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA17CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA195.md): Iniziative Industriali Italian SKY Arrow 600 Sport · Mosby, MO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 17, 2017 · N423SA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB GAA16CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA522.md): Dieterich Robert A AIR CAM · McCall, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 11, 2016 · N322BD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the left main landing gear wheel separating from the airplane, followed by an aborted landing, and a subsequent ground loop during the follow-on landing.
- [NTSB WPR16LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA179.md): Mccluskey Challenger II · Bisbee, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 10, 2016 · N6162Y · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN16LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA363.md): CGS Hawk Aero II · Holland, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2016 · N4513S · Destroyed
  > The improper installation of quick release connectors in the fuel lines, which was not in accordance with the engine manufacturer's maintenance instructions and allowed air to be introduced into the fuel system and resulted in a partial loss of engine power.…
- [NTSB ERA16LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA299.md): Progressive Aerodyne Searey · Sebring, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2016 · N801SR · Substantial damage
  > A disconnected ground wire during initial climb, which degraded the fuel boost pumps’ performance and resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN16LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA293.md): Boam Larry Rans S 7 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2016 · N6271X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control on takeoff, which resulted in his remedial action to induce an aerodynamic stall and the subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR16LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA136.md): Rans S6 · Bridgeport, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2016 · N2181K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering and his improper decision to maneuver low over a home, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB CEN16FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA209.md): Pruss Richard S Kitfox IV · De Smet, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2016 · N921RP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a steep turn at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB CEN16LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA207.md): Smith Capella FW2R · Alamo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2016 · N418DS · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a forced landing and a collision with a tree.
- [NTSB GAA16CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA136.md): Fox AL KIT FOX Model · Slate Creek, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 7, 2016 · N6394R · Substantial damage
  > The left main landing gear forward gear tube collapsed during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA16FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA089.md): Caughran Terry Flightstar II · Wake, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 2016 · N82652 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left wing in flight due to compression loading from wing loads combined with preexisting damage.
- [NTSB ERA16LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA086.md): Wayland John H Avid Mark IV · Minneola, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 2016 · N72MT · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle…
- [NTSB ERA16LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA068.md): Mccorkle Robert B Rans S-12 Airaile · Benton, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 2015 · N6202N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB CEN16LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA035.md): Glimn Kitfox 2-3 · Escanaba, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 2015 · N93TG · Substantial damage
  > The airplane owner's inadequate maintenance and servicing of the propeller gearbox, which resulted in oil starvation, failure of the gearbox in flight, and a subsequent loss of propeller thrust. Contributing to the outcome was the airplane's low altitude at…
- [NTSB GAA15CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA257.md): Glenn Timothy C Skystar Series 5 · Green River, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2015 · N4291R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch attitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB GAA15CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA229.md): Mckinney Charles R Searey · Augusta, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2015 · N831CM · Substantial damage
  > The amphibious airplane's impact with a submerged object during a water landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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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
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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('09050'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=09050&page=2

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