# NTSB investigations: Kinner R5 series, 1989

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 LAX89LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA288.md): Ryan ST3KR · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1989 · N59466 · Substantial damage
  > Oil starvation of the engine due to the pilot's failure to turn the oil tank supply valve on prior to flight.
- [NTSB NYC89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA196.md): Ryan ST-3KR · Factoryville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1989 · N239 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight by the pilot and his misjudgement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The ditch was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA154.md): Ryan PT-22 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1989 · N54403 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The experimental aircraft association's (eaa's) inadequate procedure for providing control and separation of aircraft, its inadequate surveillance of the operation, and inadequate coordination by ground personnel. Related factors were: the ground personnel's…
- [NTSB DEN89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA134.md): Ryan ST-3KR · La Salle, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1989 · N48749 · Substantial damage
  > Foreign material (insect nest) blocking the fuel system vent, which resulted in a restriction of fuel flow and fuel starvation. A related factor was the alfalfa crop in the emergency landing area.

## 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") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('37504'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=37504&year=1989

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