# NTSB investigations: Rotax 503ULDCDI

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 ERA26FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26FA110.md): Pipistrel Taurus 503 · Boynton Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Feb 9, 2026 · N414HG · Substantial damage
  > On February 9, 2026, about 1514 eastern standard time, a Pipistrel Taurus 503 motorglider, N414HG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Willis Gliderport (FA44), Boynton Beach, Florida. The pilot was seriously injured. The…
- [NTSB CEN25LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA180.md): Excalibur Excalibur · Mountain View Airport, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2025 · N4831A · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird while enroute.
- [NTSB CEN22LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA127.md): Quad City Challenger II · Mountain Home, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2022 · N438RN · Substantial damage
  > The non-certificated pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB ERA19TA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA114.md): Rempe Kitfox · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 2, 2019 · N93XL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around.
- [NTSB WPR14LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA233.md): North Wing Apache Sport · Polson, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N2804P · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of airplane control during initial climb due to his experiencing an incapacitating medical event.
- [NTSB ERA13CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA122.md): Amirkhanian Shahram Charl Commander · Westminster, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 29, 2013 · N393GX · Substantial damage
  > Impact with power lines due to the pilot’s obscured vision due to the low angle of the sun, which prevented the pilot from seeing the lines.
- [NTSB WPR12LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA214.md): Marley Kolb Firestar II · Cedar Fort, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 2012 · N9173T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while on approach for landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB NYC06LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA129.md): Chevrier, Armand J-3K · Charlotte, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2006 · N43432 · Substantial damage
  > A complete loss of engine power on takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a forced landing.

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55568'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55568

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