# Fatal NTSB investigations: Cessna 320C

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 FTW96FA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA390.md): Cessna 320C · Waco, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1996 · N3020T · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from the terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: inadequate preflight by the pilot, his failure to obtain a weather…
- [NTSB IAD96FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA090.md): Cessna 320C · Winslow, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1996 · N78KA · Destroyed
  > the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, and his loss of aircraft control, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain (river). The known icing condition was a related factor.
- [NTSB NYC94FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA160.md): Cessna 320C · Waynesboro, PA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1994 · N85WM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin and his lack of qualification to conduct flight in type aircraft. A factor is the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX84FA453](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA453.md): Cessna 320C · Monterey, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1984 · N7AE · Destroyed
  > The flt arrived in Monterey, CA, that afternoon. After dinner the flt was returning to the point of original departure. When the plt contacted the twr for taxi instruction he was informed that Monterey wx was below VFR minimums. After a discussion of wx…
- [NTSB DEN84FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA065.md): Cessna 320C · Provo, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1984 · N3037T · Destroyed
  > The acft had been cleared for an ILS rwy 13 apch. A witness, located just north of the rwy, saw an acft pass overhead & stated that the acft was not an a correct apch. The acft then began heading west as if to circle for a 2nd apch. The witness also estimated…
- [NTSB LAX81FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA020.md): Cessna 320C · Marysville, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 30, 1980 · N9RT · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA030.md): Cessna 320C · Wells, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 6, 1977 · N3044T · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73AC050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC050.md): Cessna 320C · Shelbyville, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 22, 1972 · N3058T · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI71AC090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC090.md): Cessna 320C · Howell, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 18, 1971 · N3036T · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC70A0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0010.md): Cessna 320 · Sparrevohn, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Jul 24, 1969 · N3007T · Destroyed

## 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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074510'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2074510

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