# Major NTSB investigations, KS

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 CHI01MA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01MA163.md): Learjet 25D · Salina, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 2001 · N333CG · Destroyed
  > The PIC's delayed remedial action during the elevator system oscillation, resulting in the failure of the aft elevator sector clevis due to reverse bending fatigue caused by vibration, and subsequent loss of elevator control. Factors contributing to the…
- [NTSB CHI01MA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01MA006.md): Canadair CL600-2B16 · Wichita, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Oct 10, 2000 · CFTBZ · Destroyed
  > the pilot’s excessive takeoff rotation, during an aft center of gravity (c.g.) takeoff, a rearward migration of fuel during acceleration and takeoff and consequent shift in the airplane’s aft c.g. to aft of the aft c.g. limit, which caused the airplane to…
- [NTSB CHI98MA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98MA260.md): North American NA-265-80 · Florence, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1998 · N547JL · Destroyed
  > the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, his improper in-flight decision to attempt aerobatics, and his loss of control of the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI93MA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93MA276.md): Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Byers, KS · Accident · 3 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1993 · CFCRJ · Destroyed
  > The captain's failure to adhere to the agreed upon flight test plan for ending the test maneuver at the onset of prestall stick shaker, and the flightcrew's failure to assure that all required switches were properly positioned for anti-spin chute deployment.…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND (c.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c."investigationClass" = 'Class 1' OR c."caseType" = 'Major - Launch')
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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