# 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 ATL95FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA079.md): Cessna 172F · Seneca, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1995 · N8197U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while maneuvering near utility lines, which resulted in a collision with the wires.
- [NTSB MIA95FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA100.md): Piper PA-28-160 · St. Petersburg, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1995 · N5718W · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to extend wing flaps and maintain airspeed while on approach to land resulting in an inadvertent stall, spin, and uncontrolled descent until collision with a residence and the ground.
- [NTSB LAX95FA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA157.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Pollack Pines, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1995 · N3904T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's disregard of a hazardous weather advisory; his decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions; his failure to maintain control of the airplane with an accumulation of airframe ice; and his improper use of the flight controls during recovery…
- [NTSB CHI95LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA120.md): Piper PA-32-260 · St. Clair, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1995 · N3631W · Destroyed
  > the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs which led to his operating the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency.
- [NTSB ATL95FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA078.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Covington, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 1995 · N6390C · Destroyed
  > The pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft and subsequent overload failures of the stabilator and wing spars.
- [NTSB BFO95FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA045.md): Cessna 172M · Eldersburg, MD · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1995 · N20819 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to remove carburetor heat during the go-around and the presence of a tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX95LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA154.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Stanfield, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1995 · N3105B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout for, and clearance from, obstacles while conducting simulated aerial application operations.
- [NTSB FTW95FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA151.md): Bell 206L-1 · Flower Mound, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1995 · N701EC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper wind evaluation, and improper touchdown procedure, resulting in dynamic rollover of the helicopter. Factors were the tailwind, dark night, and the lack of recent experience at night.
- [NTSB CHI95FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95FA114.md): Maule M-5-235C · Rush City, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1995 · N56349 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor judgment in attempting to land in the existing wind conditions. His lack of experience was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI95DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95DCQ01.md): Pitts S-2B · Ottawa, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 1, 1995 · N876CB · Destroyed
  > The pilot not performing proper stall/spin recovery procedures.
- [NTSB SEA95FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA072.md): Aeronca 7AC · Brush Prairie, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1995 · N85094 · Destroyed
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB CHI95LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA343.md): Beech C23 · Waukegan, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1995 · N23990 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorolical conditions.
- [NTSB NYC95FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA080.md): Cessna 172P · Naples, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1995 · N96746 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were: the night conditions, fog, low ceiling, and hilly terrain.
- [NTSB FTW95FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA150.md): Cessna 177RG · Dalhart, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1995 · N35917 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's VFR flight into IMC conditions and the ensuing spatial disorientation. Factors were the pilot's self-induced pressure to reach his destination, his failure to obtain a weather briefing for the flight, and the weather conditions.
- [NTSB FTW95IA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95IA148.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Abilene, TX · Incident · 1 fatal · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1995 · N5342L · No damage
  > Incapacitation of the first officer due to a heart attack.
- [NTSB MIA95FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA094.md): Cessna 172N · Venice, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1995 · N2196E · Substantial damage
  > Intentional VFR flight into IMC by the pilot-in-command, failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control, spatial disorientation, and altitude inadequate for recovery following the in flight loss of control.
- [NTSB FTW95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA147.md): Cessna R172E · Gladewater, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1995 · N1438Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's performance of an abrupt maneuver immediately after takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX95FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA144.md): Cessna 310Q · Kahului, Maui, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1995 · N7705Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude while flying in a mountainous area at night.
- [NTSB LAX95FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA148.md): Beech 35-C33 · Toms Place, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1995 · N15LT · Destroyed
  > the pilot's decisions to initially attempt and then continue flight into known forecast and observed adverse weather. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his use of a drug.
- [NTSB LAX95FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA141.md): Cessna 208B · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1995 · N9417B · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to comply with published instrument approach procedures by a premature descent below the minimum altitude specified for the approach.
- [NTSB CHI95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA106.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Meade, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1995 · N5237S · Destroyed
  > the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining clearance with the utility pole. A factor was the utility pole.
- [NTSB MIA95FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA089.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Staley, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1995 · N7545D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering during a forced landing, resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in flight collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate…
- [NTSB ATL95FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA065.md): Piper J-3L-65 · Tallassee, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1995 · N27120 · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to see and avoid the utility line while performing unwarranted low altitude maneuvers.
- [NTSB MIA95FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA087.md): Cessna 337F · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 17, 1995 · N1842M · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to avoid a thunderstorm. The thunderstorm was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX95LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA135.md): Cessna 180 · Winslow, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1995 · N1520C · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor judgement by intentionally deciding to buzz.
- [NTSB FTW95FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA134.md): Hinshaw, Keith T. BD5TP · Byers, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1995 · N777TK · Destroyed
  > Failure by the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were: lack of experience in type of aircraft and lack of experience in type of operation.
- [NTSB BFO95FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA033.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Cambridge, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1995 · N166CP · Destroyed
  > the commercial/instrument rated pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate altitude/clearance during the initial climb after takeoff. Related factors are the pilot's poor planning/decision making, and the fog.
- [NTSB SEA95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA070.md): Quicksilver MXL2 · Hildale, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1995 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while banking the airplane. This led to an unrecoverable aerodynamic stall in close proximity to the ground. Factors contributing to the accident are the pilot exceeding the airplane's weight and balance…
- [NTSB NYC95FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA068.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1995 · N57326 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and improper in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Darkness was a factor related to the improper planning/decision-making for the emergency landing.
- [NTSB SEA95FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA064.md): McDonnell Douglas 369E · Lakecreek, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 1995 · N59HS · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the surrounding terrain. A factor was the transmission lines.
- [NTSB FTW95FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA130.md): Cessna 421C · El Prado, NM · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1995 · N421BL · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions and the ensuing inadvertent stall due to airframe ice. Factors were the weather conditions.
- [NTSB ATL95FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA057.md): Cessna 208B · Gainesville, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1995 · N227DM · Destroyed
  > The pilots failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude during the approach. The weather and dark night light condition were factors.
- [NTSB LAX95FA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA129.md): Piper PA-23-150 · Oceanside, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1995 · N1260P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional VFR flight into known adverse weather. The low ceiling was a factor.
- [NTSB MIA95FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FAMS2.md): Cessna 152 · Missing · Accident · 2 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Feb 28, 1995 · N25900 · Destroyed
  > Undetermined. The airplane and occupants have not been located.
- [NTSB FTW95FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA125.md): Beech 95-B55B · Midway, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1995 · N207Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs, his lack of qualification/training, and his resultant inability to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX95LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA121.md): Thunder and Colt GA42 · Hayward, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1995 · N28SQ · No damage
  > the pilot's decision to operate the blimp with a known and unresolved deficiency in the electrical system, which led to a loss of the flight controls and the pilot's improper remedial actions after the blimp came to rest on the ground.
- [NTSB LAX95FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA120.md): Cessna 207A · Kotzebue, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1995 · N6479H · Destroyed
  > the pilot's decision to enter a box canyon area at an altitude inadequate to maintain terrain clearance. The pilot's lack of mountain flying experience was a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB BFO95FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA028.md): Cessna T210M · Youngstown, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1995 · N732TU · Destroyed
  > loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: the weather conditions (restricted visibility with snow falling), reduced light condition at dusk, and the lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing.
- [NTSB ATL95FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA054.md): Piper PA-30B · Franklin, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1995 · N7972Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed resulting in an aerodynamic stall. A factor was sunglare.
- [NTSB NYC95GA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95GA060.md): Eurocopter AS-350-B · Cambridge, MA · Accident · 4 fatal · Final report · Feb 22, 1995 · N20SP · Destroyed
  > 1) The Massachusetts state police (msp) management's failure to provide adequate oversight of its air wing; 2) fuel contamination and obstructed fuel injector nozzles, due to inadequate fuel storage and storage requirements by the msp, resulting in a loss of…
- [NTSB SEA95LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA053.md): Bruce Tifft Varieze · Tiller, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1995 · N115EZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees.
- [NTSB SEA95FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FA052.md): Cessna 150M · Burley, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1995 · N45325 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the dual student to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision.
- [NTSB LAX95WA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95WA165.md): Beech BE-55 · Laurieton, Australia · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 17, 1995 · N9124S · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA95MA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA020.md): Douglas DC-8-63 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Feb 17, 1995 · N782AL · Destroyed
  > (1) The loss of directional control by the pilot in command during the takeoff roll, and his decision to continue the takeoff and initiate a rotation below the computed rotation airspeed, resulting in a premature liftoff, further loss of control and collision…
- [NTSB NYC95FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA056.md): Piper PA-46-310P · Chippewa Falls, WI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1995 · N9YP · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper decision to depart into known adverse weather conditions, and the subsequent encounter with freezing drizzle, resulting in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain during an approach to land. Also causal to the accident was the…
- [NTSB FTW95FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA116.md): Bell 206L-4 · East Cameron · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1995 · N172AL · Destroyed
  > Inadvertent flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the helicopter after becoming spatially disoriented. Factors related to the accident were: the adverse weather conditions, and the pilot's…
- [NTSB DCA95MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA95MA019.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Tusayan, AZ · Accident · 8 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 1995 · N27245 · Destroyed
  > a loss of power on one engine for an undetermined reason(s), and the pilot's improper decision to return to the departure airport for landing which neccessitated maneuvering over increasingly higher terrain. Factors in the accident were: the high gusting…
- [NTSB LAX95LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA108.md): Cessna 182Q · San Francisco, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1995 · N4875N · Destroyed
  > an inflight collision with water for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA104.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Modesto, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1995 · N53972 · Destroyed
  > The pilot lost control of the airplane for an unknown reason.
- [NTSB FTW95FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA114.md): Rockwell 690A · Guthrie, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1995 · N69TM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed due to airframe ice, which resulted in a loss of control. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's continued flight into adverse weather, his failure to obtain weather information either before or…

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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=237

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