# NTSB investigations: Fairchild 6-440 series, 2004

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 NYC05LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA010.md): Fairchild 24R-40 · Custar, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2004 · N28539 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with terrain. A factor was a crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW04FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA232.md): Fairchild M-62A-3 · Corsicana, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2004 · N79307 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to a faulty carburetor and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during the forced landing after takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX04CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA244.md): Fairchild 24R-40 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2004 · N232E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with the runway.
- [NTSB SEA04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA064.md): Grumman G-44 · Belliigham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 2004 · N65914 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to select the proper touchdown point while conducting a forced landing. Factors included the #1 engine malfunction, the right propeller oil control valve leak, and the shallow subsurface terrain condition.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2004
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('26003'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=26003&year=2004

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