# Major NTSB investigations, 2002

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 DCA03MA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA03MA008.md): Beech King Air 100 · Eveleth, MN · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Oct 25, 2002 · N41BE · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which led to an aerodynamic stall from which they did not recover.
- [NTSB DCA02MA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA054.md): Boeing 727-232 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jul 26, 2002 · N497FE · Destroyed
  > The captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and first officer's fatigue, the captain's and first officer's…
- [NTSB DCA02MA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA039.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Subic Bay, Philippines · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2002 · N588FE · Substantial damage
  > The momentary operation of the airplane outside of the airplane's aerodynamic design stall buffet boundary that resulted from the captain's initiation of a Ground Proximity Warning System (GPWS) escape maneuver. Factor's contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB DCA02MA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA042.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-11F · Subic Bay, Philippines · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 2002 · N601FE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the lower outboard nut and bolt assembly of the left inboard flap's outboard hinge that resulted from stress corrosion cracking and fatigue. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadequate materials specification of the bolt, and…
- [NTSB DCA02MA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA029.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · int'l waters · Accident · Serious injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2002 · N234NW · Minor damage
  > The flight attendant's injuries were a result of her unsecured lap belt and shoulder harness for undetermined reasons, and the oscillations of the airplane, which were caused by turbulence and large control column inputs by the first officer. Contributing to…
- [NTSB DCA02MA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02MA026.md): Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Dulles Airport, VA · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2002 · N622BR · Substantial damage
  > the airplane's collision with two wild turkeys.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2002
  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&year=2002

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