# NTSB investigations: Cartercopters CARTERCOPTER

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 DFW05CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA163.md): CarterCopter CarterCopter · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2005 · N121CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain control of the gyrocraft during a forced landing as a result of a loss of cyclic and collective control. Contributing factors were the sheared propeller drive pulley bolts, broken wire on the co-pilots cyclic boost control…
- [NTSB FTW03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA125.md): CarterCopter Prototype · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 8, 2003 · N121CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear. A factor was his diverted attention.
- [NTSB FTW01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA108.md): Cartercopters Cartercopter · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 2001 · N121CC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff initial climb. Contributory factors were the pilot's lack of experience with the aircraft and the soft terrain.
- [NTSB FTW01LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA086.md): Cartercopters Cartercopter · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2001 · N121CC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm, which resuted in the main rotor contacting the tail during landing.
- [NTSB FTW01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA040.md): Cartercopter Model 1 · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 2000 · N121CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay in lowering the collective during a run-on landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. A factor was the muddy terrain.
- [NTSB FTW00LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA045.md): Cartercopters Cartercopter · Olney, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1999 · N121CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing following the aborted takeoff.

## 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 ('05606CO'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=05606CO

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