# NTSB investigations: Commander 114-B 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 CEN20CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA100.md): Commander 114 · Coldwater, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 22, 2020 · N374JW · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s inadequate communication with the pilot under review about his intention to simulate a single-engine failure and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack when the pilot did not respond as expected, which… - [NTSB ERA15LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA294.md): Commander 114 · Reading, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2015 · N6566D · Substantial damage > The improper installation of the fuel supply line fitting at the fuel manifold, which resulted in the line loosening in-flight, fuel leakage, and a subsequent total loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN11LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA320.md): Commander 114-B · Sandusky, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 2011 · N114JG · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate directional control while landing in a variable crosswind. - [NTSB WPR11FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA082.md): Aero Commander 114B · Lander, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2010 · N799RS · Substantial damage > The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight in instrument or marginal visual meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of… - [NTSB CEN10FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA027.md): Commander 114-B · Adrian, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2009 · N6025U · Substantial damage > The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation while on an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions. - [NTSB MIA05FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA085.md): Commander 114-B · Venice, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2005 · N60204 · Destroyed > The pilot's in-flight loss of control during takeoff/initial climb over the water at night due to spatial disorientation. A related factor was the night conditions. - [NTSB DEN01LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA146.md): Commander 114-B · Snowmass Villag, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2001 · N994JT · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from the rising terrain for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors include high density altitude conditions, and trees. - [NTSB FTW01LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA143.md): Commander 114-B · Okmulgee, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2001 · N114BW · Substantial damage > the failure of the #6 cylinder's connecting rod, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power. A contributing factor to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB IAD00LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA072.md): Aero Commander 114-B · Somerset, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2000 · N6101T · Substantial damage > Pilot's improper pre-flight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CHI98FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA153.md): Commander 114-B · Lagrange, WI · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 15, 1998 · N6059C · Destroyed > the pilot not maintaining aircraft control during cruise flight and exceeding the airplane's design stress limits. Factors in this accident was the pilot's lack of total experience in the airplane and the clouds. - [NTSB MIA98FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA040.md): Commander 114B · Cross City, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 1997 · N302RS · Destroyed > VFR flight by the noninstrument-rated pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft, due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with the terrain (tree,… - [NTSB CHI93LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA294.md): North American F-51 · Fond Du Lac, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1993 · N6327T · 2 aircraft · Minor damage > the pilot-in-command of the F-51's diverted attention and failure to maintain a visual outlook. ## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0145001')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0145001 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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