# NTSB investigations: Air & Space America 18A, FL

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 MIA00LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA133.md): Air & Space. 18A · Lakeland, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2000 · N905AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's in-flight loss of control while maneuvering for undetermined reasons resulting in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.
- [NTSB MIA90LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA087.md): Air & Space 18-A · Brandon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1990 · N6158S · Substantial damage
  > Improper preflight planning/decision by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was: wire(s) near the end of the runway.
- [NTSB MIA82DA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA173.md): Air & Space 18A · Orlando, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Aug 20, 1982 · N6140S · Destroyed
  > During takeoff, the gyrocopter lifted off to only about 3 ft, instead of the usual 10 to 15 ft. it then settled back to the runway and encountered a ground resonant condition. The pilot stated that once the wheels were carrying the weight, the blades would…

## 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" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0440104'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0440104&state=FL

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