# NTSB investigations: Rotax 503 DCDI, TX

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 CEN17LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA368.md): Eris E. Ervin Quicksilver · Cleburne, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2017 · N5112S · Destroyed
  > An engine loss of power due to fuel starvation from a broken fuel line between the fuel tank and the engine; the loss of engine power prevented the pilot from reaching a suitable landing area. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the…
- [NTSB CEN15LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA266.md): Hunziker Eros 1650R · Quitman, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2015 · N104JX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the approach to landing.
- [NTSB CEN14LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA192.md): Aerotrike Safari · Littlefield, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 2014 · N678TW · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot's in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN10LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA279.md): Thunderbird TOP DOG UL · Luling, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 2010 · N2574V · Substantial damage
  > Poor engine performance due to the modified engine parameters and installation of the fuel nozzles which produced a lean fuel condition resulting in decreased aircraft performance and subsequent impact with the trees.

## 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" = 'TX' 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 ('55566'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55566&state=TX

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