# NTSB investigations: Rotax 914 series, WA

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 WPR21LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA172.md): Michael J Robbins Searey · Friday Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2021 · N888MJ · Substantial damage
  > Partial loss of engine power due to the detachment of the throttle cable from the carburetor arm, as a result of the pilot’s inadequate maintenance which resulted in an off-airport landing and impact with vegetation.
- [NTSB WPR19FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA133.md): Just JA30 Superstol · Chelan, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · May 6, 2019 · N825PW · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin.
- [NTSB GAA18CA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA443.md): Just JA30 Superstol · Chelan Falls, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 22, 2018 · N825PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper approach over a river, which resulted in a collision with a dock.
- [NTSB WPR14CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA306.md): Bosco Don Searey · Mount Vernon, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 21, 2014 · N83007 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the incorrect decision to takeoff once the sponson had been damaged.
- [NTSB WPR14FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA209.md): Kenneth A Berger Searey LSX · Electric City, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 2014 · N249PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during takeoff after encountering a boat wake, which resulted in the airplane bouncing, impacting the water’s surface, and subsequently becoming submerged.

## 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" = 'WA' 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 ('55575'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=55575&state=WA

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