# NTSB investigations: Pezetel ASZ-621R-M18, 1997

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 CHI97LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA267.md): Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · Coopersville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1997 · N178RA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot inadequate fuel system management which led to a fuel starvation.
- [NTSB FTW97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA231.md): Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · Waldenburg, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 1997 · N148RA · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper planning/decision. The short runway and failure to use up to 10 degrees of flaps were related factors.
- [NTSB FTW97LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA159.md): Pzl-Mielec M-18A · Sinton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1997 · N6872 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation resulting from the failure of the engine driven fuel pump due to an undetermined reason. A factor was the soft terrain.

## 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('49800'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=49800&year=1997

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