# Major NTSB investigations: Miscellaneous/other

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 DCA06MA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA064.md): Bombardier CRJ-100 · Lexington, KY · Accident · 49 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Aug 27, 2006 · N431CA · Destroyed
  > the flight crewmembers's failure to use available cues and aids to identify the airplane's location on the airport surface during taxi and their failure to cross-check and verify that the airplane was on the correct runway before takeoff. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB NYC06MA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06MA131.md): Eurocopter EC-135P1 · Washington, DC · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · May 30, 2006 · N601FH · Destroyed
  > The operator's inadequate training program and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter following his inadvertent disabling of the No. 1 and then the No. 2 engine full authority digital engine control system.
- [NTSB CHI06MA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06MA121.md): General Atomics Predator B · Nogales, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 2006 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use checklist procedures when switching operational control from PPO-1 to PPO-2, which resulted in the fuel valve inadvertently being shut off and the subsequent total loss of engine power, and lack of a flight instructor in the GCS, as…
- [NTSB DCA05MA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA05MA070.md): Embraer 170 · Washington, DC · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2005 · N803MD · Minor damage
  > The inexperience of the driver (fleet service agent) in the operation of a belt loader, which resulted in the belt loader being driven under, and colliding with, the airplane.
- [NTSB DCA90MA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA90MA019.md): Boeing 707-321B · Cove Neck, NY · Accident · 73 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 26, 1990 · HK201 · Destroyed
  > The failure of the flightcrew to adequately manage the airplane's fuel load, and their failure to communicate an emergency fuel situation to air traffic control before fuel exhaustion occurred. Contributing to the accident was the flightcrew's failure to use…
- [NTSB FTW89MA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89MA047.md): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32F · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1989 · N935F · No damage
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the captain (pilot-in-command) and his improper use of the portable oxygen system, which resulted in his incapacitation due to hypoxia. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate maintenance/inspection of the…
- [NTSB LAX86MA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA275.md): Boeing 747-122 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Incident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1986 · N4718U · No damage
  > While ual flt 1 was cruising at FL 310, aprx 1.8 hr after takeoff, a flt attendant (f/a) rprtd a headache & lightheaded-ness. The flt climbed to FL 350, then another f/a & svrl pax rprtd similar symptoms. At that time, the tropopause was AT40,000'. As the flt…
- [NTSB LAX86MA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA268.md): Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 · Galveston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1986 · N5796T · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that while apchg an oil drilling platform for a lndg, he observed the main rotor blades go out of track about 8 to 10 inches. He also rprtd the helicopter developed a 1:1 vertical vibration. Drg the lndg, the helicopter entered into ground…
- [NTSB LAX86MA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86MA238.md): Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 · Kameula, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Major investigation · Final report · May 31, 1986 · N909CH · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that as he 'hovered' the helicopter btn 5 & 10 ft after lift-off, he noted a 'slight lateral vibration.' He lndd immediately, but the vibration/ground resonance (vib) increased in severity, so he 'shut-off' both throttles. The vib contd to the…
- [NTSB CHI85MA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85MA100.md): Swearingen SA-227 · London, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1985 · N568UP · Destroyed
  > Drg arrival, at 0540:31, the capt was clrd for an RNAV rwy 5 apch & was told to contact London fss on 121.6 mhz, 'now.' However, he did not make the radio call until aprx 3 min later. The acft broke out of the wx at about 1000' & 1 mi fm the arpt (before the…

## 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.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c."investigationClass" = 'Class 1' OR c."caseType" = 'Major - Launch')
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 430)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?major=1&occurrence=430

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