# Fatal NTSB investigations

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB CHI03LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA013.md): Wondrasek Rans S-10 Sakota · Missouri Valley, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2002 · N228DW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control and adequate airspeed, resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A factor was the low altitude.
- [NTSB SEA03LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA005.md): IV Lancair IV · Coeur d'Alene, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2002 · N599L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare and his failure to maintain runway alignment. The pilot's lack of familiarity,downsloping terrain, and trees are contributing factors.
- [NTSB IAD03FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA005.md): Cessna 172N · Mount Sterling, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2002 · N6413J · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an early descent into an antenna tower. A factor was the low ceiling.
- [NTSB FTW03WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA014.md): Cessna 182F · Tarapoto, Peru · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 15, 2002 · OB-669 · Destroyed
- [NTSB WAS03WA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS03WA001.md): Agusta 119A · Godensee, Austria · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 14, 2002 · OE-XSB · No damage
- [NTSB LAX03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA008.md): Cessna 150F · Julian, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2002 · N8735G · Destroyed
  > an in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX03FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA005.md): Grumman AA-5A · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2002 · N9566U · Destroyed
  > failure of the lubricating system resulting in a total loss of engine power and an off airport forced landing.
- [NTSB IAD03FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA004.md): Cessna 182S · Brownville Jct, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2002 · N100TY · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while flying in mountainous terrain at night. A factor was the night lighting conditions.
- [NTSB NYC03WA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03WA036.md): Cessna 172M · Belwaarde, Suriname · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 10, 2002 · PZ-NAI · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW03WA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA012.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Bogota, Colombia · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Oct 9, 2002 · HK-4234P · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL03FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA002.md): Beech K35 · Jellico, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 2002 · N5350E · Destroyed
  > The pilot's incapacitation in flight due to a heart attack resulting in an in-flight loss of control, and collision with terrain. A factor was the pilot acting as a pilot-in-command with a known medical grounding condition.
- [NTSB FTW03FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA008.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Lakeview, AR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2002 · N4344J · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the terrain while maneuvering.
- [NTSB MIA03LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA002.md): Golden RV6A · Tuskegee, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2002 · N609CG · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.
- [NTSB MIA03LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA001.md): Bowers Velocity SR6E · Valkaria, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 2002 · N954PB · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain.
- [NTSB IAD03FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA001.md): Piper Aerostar 602P · Bradford, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2002 · N700DJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in an early descent into trees and terrain. A factor was the night, instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB FTW03FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA003.md): Socata TB-20 · Texarkana, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2002 · N575RM · Destroyed
  > The inadvertamt stall by the student pilot, and the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
- [NTSB NYC03FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA001.md): Beagle B.206 Basset · West Carrollton, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2002 · N72KB · Destroyed
  > The pilots inadequate preflight inspection, his operation of the airplane with an overdue annual inspection, and his failure to maintain airspeed after the failure of an engine which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor related to the accident was…
- [NTSB CHI03FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA003.md): Piper PA-18A · Garden City, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2002 · N3279Z · Destroyed
  > The inadequate preflight planning/preparation and visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions by the pilot. The clouds, mist, and night conditions were contributing factors.
- [NTSB DEN03FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA002.md): Cessna T210M · Laramie, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2002 · N210HC · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while attempting a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the airplane’s low altitude, and the pilot's lack of total instrument…
- [NTSB SEA02FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA185.md): Cessna 172S · Medford, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2002 · N514SP · Substantial damage
  > Terrain clearance was not maintained during cruise flight. Dark night and mountainous terrain were factors.
- [NTSB NYC02FA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA200.md): Mooney M20E · West Creek, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2002 · N5556Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel, and his failure to maintain airspeed.
- [NTSB NYC02LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA198.md): North American AT-6D · Circleville, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2002 · N29930 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the course reversal, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB NYC02FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA197.md): Cessna 310L · Virgil, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2002 · N2276F · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue the flight into IMC after canceling his IFR clearance, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while maneuvering. Factors in the accident were rain, low ceilings, and night.
- [NTSB SEA02FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA180.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Yellow Pine, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2002 · N7027W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees. A factor was trees south of the departure end of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC02FA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA196.md): Piper PA-30 · Gilford, NH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2002 · N7106Y · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an uncontrolled collision with water.
- [NTSB FTW02LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA264.md): Bell 47G-2 · Edmondson, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2002 · N5193B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high voltage power lines.
- [NTSB CHI02FA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA294.md): Aviat S-2C · Sheridan, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2002 · N116PS · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and airspeed while performing an aerobatic maneuver. Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command exceeding the aircraft weight and balance, and his inadequate preflight planning/preparation.
- [NTSB NYC02LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA195.md): Paiement Rans S-12 · Mercer, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N7011Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision, and failure to maintain adequate clearance, which resulted in a collision with a wire during a low altitude flight.
- [NTSB MIA02FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA173.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Yeehaw Junction, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N106JG · Destroyed
  > the pilot's continued flight into known severe weather, resulting in an in-flight separation of the right wing, vertical stabilizer and the stabilator. Factors in this accident were heavy thunderstorm, and failure of the FAA controllers to provide the pilot…
- [NTSB FTW02FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA262.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Chromo, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N6227J · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance with the mountainous terrain during the cross-country flight. A contributing factor was the dark night light conditions.
- [NTSB CHI02FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA292.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Ankeny, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2002 · N8782P · Destroyed
  > The pilot applied an excessive angle of bank and failed to maintain terrain clearance. An additonal factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.
- [NTSB ATL02FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA175.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Milton, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2002 · N8828N · Substantial damage
  > A sheared mixture cable which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DEN02LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA109.md): Sabian Rans S-12XL · Mexican Hat, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2002 · N725ST · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making (flying up a canyon with insufficient altitude) which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and the pilot's failure to follow the proper emergency procedures for activating his Ballistic Recovery…
- [NTSB MIA02FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA170.md): Beagle B-206 Series 2 · McAlpin, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2002 · N86GW · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed to sustain controlled flight, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a turn from base to final. A contributing factor was the pilot's use of judgment and performance impairing drugs.
- [NTSB LAX02LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA291.md): PZL-Bielsko SZD-42-2 Jantar · Hemet, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2002 · N131AS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude.
- [NTSB ATL02FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA171.md): Mooney M20R · Burnsville, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2002 · N574DJ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain. Factors were wind gusts and terrain-induced turbulence.
- [NTSB ATL02LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA170.md): Mikoyan Gurevich Mig-15 · Whiteville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2002 · N151MG · Destroyed
  > The pilot continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions and experienced spatial disorientation which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX02FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA288.md): Mooney M-20E · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2002 · N7199U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilots of both airplanes to maintain an adequate visual lookout and to see and avoid each other. A contributing factor was the failure of the controller to detect and resolve the conflict between the airplanes.
- [NTSB SEA02FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA175.md): Cessna TR182 · Twin Falls, ID · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2002 · N738GX · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment and his failure to execute a timely go-around maneuver resutling in the aircraft's impacting a parked fuel truck well clear of the runway safety area. Contributing factors were the strong crosswind/gusty wind…
- [NTSB LAX02FA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA285.md): Piper PA-18A-150 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2002 · N8980D · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall spin.
- [NTSB IAD02LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA094.md): Garlick OH-58AT · Rochester, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2002 · N444JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to center the sling load prior to commencing forward flight. Also causal, was the pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in an engine compressor stall.
- [NTSB DEN02FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA106.md): Beech B19 · Delta, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2002 · N5119R · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to properly plan and compensate for the high density altitude conditions, resulting in partial engine power during takeoff, his failure to abort the takeoff, and his failure to maintain aircraft control on initial climb. Contributing…
- [NTSB CHI02FA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA284.md): Pilatus PC-12/45 · Westphalia, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2002 · N451ES · Destroyed
  > The pilot's spatial disorientation while turning in a cruise climb in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's loss of aircraft control, and his failure to recover from a resultant tight descending spiral.
- [NTSB LAX02LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA283.md): Minkler Venture M20 · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2002 · N360 · Destroyed
  > the overload failure of the horizontal stabilizers and elevators due to a pilot induced oscillation at a speed at or above Vne, which exceeded the design stress limits of the structure. Also causal was the intentional alteration by an unknown person or…
- [NTSB FTW02RA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02RA259.md): Cessna U206G · Atalaya, Peru · Accident · 6 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 12, 2002 · OB-1226
- [NTSB CHI02FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA288.md): Bell 206L-1 · Doland, SD · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 2002 · N400SL · Destroyed
  > Pilot spatial disorientation while flying in dark night conditions, resulting in a loss of aircraft control; and the company's inadequate remedial actions after identifying the pilot's night flying deficiency over areas without lighted references. A factor to…
- [NTSB SEA02FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA171.md): Cessna 175B · Arlington, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2002 · N8195T · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the initial climb, followed by the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering. Impairing drugs found in the pilot's system at the time of the accident were a factor.
- [NTSB FTW02WA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02WA260.md): Cessna 310R · San Salvador, El Salvador · Accident · 5 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 9, 2002 · TG-WOT · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX02FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA278.md): Beech A36 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2002 · N8261J · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an encounter with adverse weather conditions and the loss of control due to a stall. Contributing factors were thunderstorm related turbulence,…
- [NTSB IAD02FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA091.md): Piper PA 32R-301T · Byram Township, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2002 · C-GKLY · Destroyed
  > the improper manufacturing of the crankshaft gear bolt, which resulted in the failure of the bolt due to hydrogen embrittlement, and the subsequent loss of engine power. Also causal was the engine manufacturer's failure to remove the affected bolts from fixed…

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&page=173

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