# NTSB investigations: Volkswagen CONVERSION, 1990

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 MIA91FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA014.md): Daniel S. Taylor Sonerai II LS · Prattville, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1990 · N148DT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed. Factors were undetermined loss of engine power and lack of experience in type.
- [NTSB LAX90DUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG11.md): Volksplane WE-1 · El Mirage, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 30, 1990 · N91RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.
- [NTSB CHI90DEP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEP04.md): Goss KR-2 · Kenosha, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 27, 1990 · N777BG · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, while flying it with a laterally imbalanced condition. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of flying experience, and his lack of familiarity with this aircraft.
- [NTSB MKC90LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA094.md): Bennett KR-1 · Blytheville, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1990 · N31123 · Substantial damage
  > Improper handling of the aircraft during a high speed taxi.
- [NTSB MKC90DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90DPG01.md): Volksplane WE-1 · Wooster, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 18, 1990 · N3938 · Destroyed
  > The power loss for undetermined reasons and the inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's maximum performance takeoff.

## 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") = 1990
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('63501'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=63501&year=1990

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