# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 CHI98LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA281.md): Luckey Dragonfly II · Caro, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1998 · N14U · Substantial damage
  > an improper inflight decision when he mistook the road for the runway of the nearby airport to land on. A factor in this accident was the total failure of the engine's crankshaft.
- [NTSB MKC88DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCA01.md): Rosenmayer Skyranger S/C · Maryland Hgts, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 7, 1988 · N830CR · Destroyed
  > Witnesses observed the a/c making a turn when the wings came off and the a/c nose-dived to the ground with the wings 'floating' down after the a/c. examination of the wreckage found a fatigue crack 1/3 the circumference with instantaneous cracking on the…
- [NTSB ATL88DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DLQ01.md): Byron/Sorrell SNS-2 · Morehead, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 8, 1988 · N112CB · Substantial damage
  > Inflight separation of both propeller blades from the acft for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL86LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA094.md): Shaffer KR-2 · Mobile, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1986 · N455JS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost control of the aircraft during cruise flight while attempting to close the cockpit canopy which inadvertently unlatched. The aircraft entered a spin and the pilot was unable to recover prior to ground impact. The aircraft was an experimental…
- [NTSB MKC86FCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86FCQ01.md): Kuhn Sonerai II · Sedgwick, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 2, 1986 · N23BK · Substantial damage
  > The plt noticed eng oil on the cockpit canopy during the local flt and decided to make a precautionary landing. The landing was made in a wheat field where the acft contacted a fence. The nose gear then collapsed and the acft nosed over. Post accident…
- [NTSB CHI83LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA256.md): Quickie Q2 · Anderson, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1983 · N82DG · Minor damage
  > The homebuilt acft veered and nosed over during a landing. Examination of the acft revealed that the cable to the left front rudder attach point became disconnected. The cable had pulled through the nicropress oval sleeve. When the pilot/ builder was…
- [NTSB FTW83LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA122.md): Monnett Sonerai II · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1983 · N1390A · Substantial damage
  > The new home built acft had only 2.5 hrs total flt time. After a test flt, the plt was on the landing roll when he lost control at aprx 35 mph. Subsequently, the acft ground looped & nosed over on its top. The plt reported that loss of control occurred after…

## 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 ('63501')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=63501&occurrence=130

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