# NTSB investigations: Rotax 582DCDI, PA

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 ERA25LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA379.md): Mccaa Robert T Avid/Kitfox Flyer · Oakland, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2025 · N533SE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/owner’s failure to accurately determine the airplane’s weight and performance limitations before initiating the takeoff. Contributing to the outcome was the flight instructor’s improper engine power management and landing flare, which resulted in a…
- [NTSB ERA17CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA177.md): Reupert Mark Avid Flyer · Reedsville, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2017 · N532SE · Substantial damage
  > The sport pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA14LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA450.md): Barger Jerry L Challenger II · Clarion, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2014 · N4017C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a takeoff with the airplane's center of gravity aft of its limit and led the airplane to exceed its critical angle of attack and experience an aerodynamic stall during the initial climb.…

## 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" = 'PA' 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 ('55562'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55562&state=PA

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