# Fatal NTSB investigations: Aviat A-1B

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 CEN21FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA150.md): Aviat A-1B · Berwyn, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 6, 2021 · N166WW · Destroyed
  > A loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain as a result of spatial disorientation during cruise in dark night conditions.
- [NTSB WPR19FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA146.md): Aviat A1 · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 15, 2019 · N236AM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain during cruise flight in low visibility and mountainous obscuration conditions.
- [NTSB WPR17FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA149.md): Aviat A · Herriman, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N211AM · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's decision to conduct a low-altitude flight into a box canyon in high density altitude conditions and his failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to escape the canyon, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical…
- [NTSB DFW06FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA140.md): Aviat A-1B · Edna, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 2006 · N166MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's ostentatious display while maneuvering at low altitude which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the water.
- [NTSB ANC03GA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03GA020.md): Aviat A-1B · King Salmon, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Dec 19, 2002 · N57HY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.

## 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 ('2210406'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=2210406

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