# 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 WPR13FA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA417.md): Bell UH-1V · Cordes Lakes, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2013 · N22490 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper maintenance on the helicopter’s main rotor blade pitch control system, which resulted in an in-flight loss of main rotor blade pitch control, mast bumping, and mast failure.
- [NTSB ERA13WA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA430.md): Cessna R172K · Morona Santiago, Ecuador · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 21, 2013 · HC-BGT · Destroyed
- [NTSB ERA13FA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA424.md): Brown Robert K RV7A · Hamilton Township, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2013 · N174BK · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper aerobatic maneuver that resulted in a loss of control, exceedance of the airplane's design limitations, and a subsequent in-flight breakup of the airplane.
- [NTSB WPR13WA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA415.md): Lancair 360 - NO Series · Shenyang, China · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 17, 2013 · C-FXCK · Substantial damage
  > On September 17, 2013 about 0523 Universal Time, an experimental amateur-built Lancair, Canadian registration C-FXCK, collided with terrain while maneuvering near Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. The airplane was participating in an aerobatic exhibition…
- [NTSB WPR13FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA411.md): Bell UH 1B · Detroit, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2013 · N204UH · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the upper two tailboom attachment points, which resulted in the tailboom separating from the fuselage during logging operations. Contributing to the accident was poor maintenance throughout the helicopter’s operational life.
- [NTSB WPR13WA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA410.md): Cessna U206 - G · Croydon, Australia · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 15, 2013 · VH-WAV · Destroyed
  > On September 15, 2013, about 1530 Eastern standard time, an Australian registered Cessna 206, VH-WAV, impacted terrain about 95 miles Southeast of Croydon, Queensland, Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The…
- [NTSB CEN13WA548](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA548.md): Robinson R44 · Wygonin, Poland · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 13, 2013 · SP-WNP · Destroyed
  > On September 13, 2013, about 0750 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, SP-WNP, impacted terrain near Wygonin, Poland. A postimpact fire ensued. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured and the helicopter was destroyed. The flight…
- [NTSB WPR13FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA405.md): Kamtz RV-7A · Jackson Hole, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2013 · N820RV · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to adequately compensate for the…
- [NTSB ANC13WA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13WA097.md): Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105-S · McClure Strait, Canada · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 10, 2013 · C-GCFU · Substantial damage
  > On September 9, 2013, about 1845 Mountain standard time, a Canadian Coast Guard Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) BO105-S helicopter, Canadian registration C-GCFU, crashed into ocean waters near McClure Strait, Canada. The three crew members on board were…
- [NTSB ERA13WA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA411.md): Dornier 228 · Valparaiso, Chile · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 9, 2013 · CC-CNW · Destroyed
  > On September 9, 2013, about 0940 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Dornier 228-202K CC-CNW impacted terrain while on approach for landing at Viña del Mar Airfield/NAS Base Aeronaval Viña del Mar in Chile. The airplane was destroyed, and the commercial pilot…
- [NTSB ANC13FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FAMS2.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Yakutat, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Sep 9, 2013 · N3705W · Destroyed
  > Undetermined because the pilot and airplane were not found.
- [NTSB ANC13FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA095.md): Zenith 701 · Big Lake, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2013 · N701MG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent spin from which he could not recover.
- [NTSB WPR13FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA400.md): Cantrell LW Challenger II SP · Prineville, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2013 · N65VG · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of the left elevator control torque tube. Contributing to the accident was the improper assembly of the elevator control torque tubes.
- [NTSB WPR13FA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA399.md): Tyler Ives SD-1 TG · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2013 · N123SD · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing prohibited aerobatic maneuvers and the deployment and separation of the ballistic parachute system from the airframe for reasons that could not be determined due to the severity of impact…
- [NTSB ANC13FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA093.md): Cessna 170B · Glennallen, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2013 · N170BN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CEN13WA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA527.md): Cessna T303 · Jersey · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 4, 2013 · N289CW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA13FA402](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA402.md): Cessna T-50 · Lenox Twp., PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2013 · N41759 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional visual flight into night instrument meteorological conditions and thunderstorms and his improper decision to takeoff without getting updated weather information after a briefer cautioned him during a previous flight that visual flight…
- [NTSB WPR13FA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA393.md): Stuart Vortex · Scappoose, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2013 · N43259 · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's unintentional takeoff followed by his failure to maintain control of the gyroplane during the landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of both flight training and flight experience and his lack of a solo…
- [NTSB CEN13FA517](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA517.md): Robinson R44 II · Caballo, NM · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2013 · N3156U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering near the ground because dust stirred up by the rotor wash obscured his visibility.
- [NTSB ANC13FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA091.md): Piper PA-18A · Nikolai, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2013 · N4581A · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper decision to load the airplane beyond its allowable takeoff weight and center of gravity limits, which resulted in a loss of control during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the external load and the downwind takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA13FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA388.md): Cessna 172 · Limington, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2013 · N8063B · Substantial damage
  > An impairing medical event of undetermined origin that led to a loss of control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA13FA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA385.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Danville, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2013 · N9089N · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control and climb the airplane during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to provide adequate oversight of the student pilot by ensuring that the cockpit was free of…
- [NTSB ANC13FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA090.md): Champion 7ECA · Sutton, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2013 · N9624S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of marijuana, which likely degraded his psychomotor…
- [NTSB CEN13WA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA512.md): Palmer Rans S6-ESD · Redhill, United Kingdom · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 28, 2013 · G-MYSP · Destroyed
  > On August 28, 2013, about 1118 coordinated universal time, a Rans S6-ESD, United Kingdom registration G-MYSP, impacted terrain following a touch-and-go at the Redhill Aerodrome, Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom. The pilot was fatally injured. The Air Accidents…
- [NTSB CEN13WA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA516.md): Piper PA-32T · Wickede, Germany · Accident · 7 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 27, 2013 · D-EERB · Destroyed
  > On August 27, 2013, at 1521 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-32T, German registered D-EERB, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Wickede, Germany. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.…
- [NTSB CEN13WA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA511.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Sarnen, Switzerland · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 27, 2013 · HB-PDC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN13FA509](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA509.md): Cessna 421C · Paris, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2013 · N229H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff during the ground roll after detecting the airplane's degraded performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt a flight with a known problem with the left engine and the likely partial…
- [NTSB WPR13FA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA388.md): American AA-1A · Desert Center, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2013 · N61VT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's abrupt maneuver, which resulted in an accelerated stall and a loss of airplane control at low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN13WA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA505.md): Cessna T210F · Culiacan, Mexico · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 26, 2013 · XB-MYI · Destroyed
  > On August 25, 2013, a Mexican registered Cessna T210F, XB-MYI, impacted terrain near Culiacan, Mexico. The pilot and three passengers received fatal injuries. The airplane was destroyed by post impact fire. The flight originated from La Noria, Mexico, but the…
- [NTSB ERA13FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA372.md): Aeronca 7AC · Taunton, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2013 · N83863 · Destroyed
  > The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-rated passenger’s failure to detect that the…
- [NTSB ANC13FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA084.md): Cessna 150L · Anchorage, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 2013 · N18699 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a low fuel state and a nose-high attitude during a go-around, which unported the fuel tank feed line, and the pilot's decision to make a low-altitude turn back to the airport, which resulted in an…
- [NTSB CEN14WA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA225.md): Airbus Helicopters 332L2 · Shetland Islands, United Kingdom · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 23, 2013 · G-WNSB · Substantial damage
  > On August 23, 2013, about 1717 UTC, an Airbus Helicopters AS332 L2, G-WNSB (s/n 2582) ditched into the North Sea near the Shetland Islands. The helicopter was destroyed and four passengers were fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and…
- [NTSB WPR13FA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA380.md): Nelson KR-2 · Cataldo, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2013 · N9028Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to intentionally enter a spin in the airplane, which had unknown spin characteristics due to the engine modification, from which he was unable to recover.
- [NTSB CEN13FA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA496.md): Mooney M20J · Kansas City, MO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2013 · N9201R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt continued flight after a momentary loss of engine power with usable runway remaining. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's premature retraction of the landing gear, the loss of engine power due to fuel system…
- [NTSB ERA13WA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA367.md): Cessna 172 · Bolzano, Italy · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 17, 2013 · D-EDQL · Destroyed
  > On August 17, 2013, at 1400 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Cessna FR172J, German registration D-EDQL, operated by a flying club, was destroyed following a collision with mountainous terrain near San Pellegrino, Italy. The local flight originated in…
- [NTSB WPR13FA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA376.md): Urban Air Sro Samba XXL · Carson City, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2013 · N19UA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the improper location of the parachute…
- [NTSB CEN13LA500](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA500.md): Cessna 206 · Brooklyn, IA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2013 · N2070K · Minor damage
  > The improper routing of the seatbelt, which resulted in the inadvertent deployment of the reserve parachute, and the open jump door, which allowed the passenger to be pulled from the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA13MA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13MA133.md): Airbus A300 - F4 622R · Birmingham, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Aug 14, 2013 · N155UP · Destroyed
  > the flight crew's continuation of an unstabilized approach and their failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude during the approach, which led to an inadvertent descent below the minimum approach altitude and subsequently into terrain. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB WPR13FA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA370.md): Champion 7GCAA · Paradise, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2013 · N9607S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during low-altitude maneuvering after encountering an updraft.
- [NTSB WPR13FA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA368.md): Beech E35 · West Yellowstone, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2013 · N3226C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while aligning the airplane with the runway for landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…
- [NTSB CEN13WA492](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA492.md): Aerostar International S-55A · Mont-St-Grégoire, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 11, 2013 · N25QL · No damage
  > On August 11, 2013, at 0730 eastern daylight time, an Aerostar International Inc. model S-55A, United States registration N25QL, serial number S55A1-1017, was not damaged when a member of the balloon ground-support team was fatally injured after falling to…
- [NTSB CEN13FA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA476.md): Beechcraft F33A · Ennis, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2013 · N4514S · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations due to postcrash fire damage.
- [NTSB ERA13FA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA358.md): Rockwell International 690B · East Haven, CT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2013 · N13622 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while banking aggressively in and out of clouds for landing in gusty tailwind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB CEN13WA480](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA480.md): Socata TBM-700 · Vertaizon, France · Accident · 3 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 8, 2013 · N850GC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CEN13WA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA471.md): Beech B200 · Akureyri, Iceland · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 7, 2013 · TF-MYX · Destroyed
  > On August 7, 2013, at 1328 coordinated universal time, a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, B200, multi-engine airplane, TF-MYX, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Akureyri Airport, (BIAR), Akureyri, Iceland. The three crewmembers were fatally injured.…
- [NTSB ERA13WA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA359.md): Robinson R-44 · Davidovo, Russia · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 6, 2013 · RA-06302 · Destroyed
  > On August 6, 2013, at 1506 coordinated universal time (August 7, 2013, 0006 local time), an emergency locator beacon signal was detected for a Robinson R44, RA-06302, which was subsequently found destroyed on rising terrain about 7 nautical miles southwest of…
- [NTSB CEN13LA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA461.md): Hughes 369D · Ackerly, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2013 · N8688F · No damage
  > The pilot’s failure to identify and maintain adequate clearance from a shield wire that was suspended between power transmission line towers.
- [NTSB CEN13FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA465.md): Air Tractor AT-400 · Balko, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2013 · N3159B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure maintain clearance from a meteorological tower while en route at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the sun's glare.
- [NTSB ERA13WA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA387.md): Embraer 711ST · Paragominas, Brazil · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 4, 2013 · PT-RHI · Substantial damage
  > On August 4, 2013, about 2230 universal coordinated time, an Embraer EMB-711ST (Piper PA-28RT-201T), Brazilian registration PT-RHI, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while on approach to the Aeroporto de…
- [NTSB ERA13FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA349.md): Beech A36 · Alma, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2013 · N1831W · Destroyed
  > Descent from cruise flight until impact with trees and the ground for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation and the pilot's autopsy and…

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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
```

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