# Major NTSB investigations, 2003

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 LAX04FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA075.md): Learjet 24B · Helendale, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Field · Final report · Dec 23, 2003 · N600XJ · Destroyed
  > A loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DCA04MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA04MA011.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-10-10F · Memphis, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Dec 18, 2003 · N364FE · Destroyed
  > 1) the first officer's failure to properly apply crosswind landing techniques to align the airplane with the runway centerline and to properly arrest the airplane's descent rate (flare) before the airplane touched down; and 2) the captain's failure to…
- [NTSB DEN04MA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04MA015.md): Cessna 208B · Cody, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 2003 · N791FE · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors include the pilot's failure to divert to an alternate airport, an inadvertent stall, and the snow and icing conditions.
- [NTSB LAX03MA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03MA292.md): Aerospatiale AS350BA · GrandCanyonWest, AZ · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Sep 20, 2003 · N270SH · Destroyed
  > The pilot's disregard of safe flying procedures and misjudgment of the helicopter's proximity to terrain, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a canyon wall. Contributing to the accident was the failure of Sundance Helicopters and the Federal…
- [NTSB NYC03MA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03MA183.md): Beech 1900D · Yarmouth, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2003 · N240CJ · Destroyed
  > The improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable, and subsequent inadequate functional check of the maintenance performed, which resulted in a reversal of the elevator trim system and a loss of control in-flight. Factors were the flightcrew's…
- [NTSB MIA03FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA141.md): Cessna 402C · Treasure Cay, Bahamas · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 1 · Field · Final report · Jul 13, 2003 · N314AB · Substantial damage
  > the in-flight failure of the right engine and the pilot’s failure to adequately manage the airplane’s performance after the engine failed. The right engine failure resulted from inadequate maintenance that was performed by Air Sunshine’s maintenance personnel…
- [NTSB FTW03MA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03MA160.md): Boeing 737-300 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Major investigation · Final report · May 25, 2003 · N343SW · Substantial damage
  > the flight crew's failure to align the airplane's ground track with the runway centerline before touchdown and the flight crew's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after touchdown. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's…
- [NTSB IAD03MA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03MA049.md): Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 · Loma Alta, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 2003 · N138BF · Destroyed
  > The manufacturer's incomplete high-Mach design research, which resulted in the airplane becoming unstable and diverging into a lateral upset.
- [NTSB DEN03MA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03MA035.md): Piper PA-31T · Denver, CO · Accident · 5 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 2003 · N360LL · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Both pilots' inadequate visual lookout. A contributing factor was the Cheyenne pilot operating the airplane with a known transponder deficiency.
- [NTSB DCA03MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA03MA022.md): Beech 1900D · Charlotte, NC · Accident · 21 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 8, 2003 · N233YV · Destroyed
  > the airplane's loss of pitch control during take-off. The loss of pitch control resulted from the incorrect rigging of the elevator system compounded by the airplane's aft center of gravity, which was substaintially aft of the certified aft limit.…

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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