# NTSB investigations: Rotax 503 series, 2009

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 CEN10LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA074.md): Gibson Mark Manta 503 · Magnolia, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2009 · N193AW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a static wire while maneuvering and his improper decision to fly with a low overcast sky.
- [NTSB WPR09LA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA453.md): Quad City Challenger II · Redlands, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2009 · N732LS · Substantial damage
  > Structural failure of the right wing during the landing approach due to the separation of the wing's fabric covering.
- [NTSB ERA09LA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA492.md): Bond Neal O S-9 · Saylorsburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2009 · N463NB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive flight control inputs that resulted in an overload failure of the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB ERA09LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA451.md): Engle David TWO Place · Manlius, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2009 · N9259F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climbout, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB CEN09CA504](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA504.md): Vanderhoof Steve AIR Comman · Mentone, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 5, 2009 · N8099P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and subsequent impact with a parked aircraft.
- [NTSB ERA09LA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA383.md): Rans S5 Coyote · Greeneville, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2009 · N284AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB WPR09LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA130.md): Toland S/Thornburgh J Twin 503SL · Torrance, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2009 · N426MT · Substantial damage
  > The passenger’s inadvertent activation of the engine throttle.

## 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") = 2009
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55564'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55564&year=2009

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