# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander S2R, 1989

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 LAX89DVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVA09.md): Aero Commander S2R · Tranquillity, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 11, 1989 · N4072X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's visual look-out was inadequate and that he failed to see the high vegetation upon landing. Factors relating to this accident are dark night and high vegetation.
- [NTSB MKC89LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA150.md): Aero Commander S2R · Jonesboro, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1989 · N8976Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during a forced landing made necessary by the separation of three feet of one of the propeller blades.
- [NTSB MIA89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA166.md): Ayres S2R · Lambert, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1989 · N5543X · Destroyed
  > Failure of the engine impeller. The ditch in the emergency landing area was a related factor.
- [NTSB SEA89LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA048.md): Aero Commander S2R · Cottonwood, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 1989 · N5620X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudging his altitude due to the white out conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilots lack of experience in this aircraft and this type of operation.

## 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") = 1989
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0143022'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0143022&year=1989

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