# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182, 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 SEA89LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA159.md): Cessna 182 · Atlanta, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1989 · N5451B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failue to adequately compensate for the downdraft conditions. Contributing factor(s) was: the downwind, downdraft, and high density altitude weather conditions, and the surrounding mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB FTW89LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA145.md): Cessna 182 · Comfort, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1989 · N5703B · Substantial damage
  > The fuel exhaustion induced power loss which resulted from the fuel pilot's failure to accurately determine the amount of fuel available for the flight.
- [NTSB FTW89LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA129.md): Cessna 182 · Elmendorf, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1989 · N5827B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's decision to discontinue the use of carburetor heat, in carburetor icing conditions, that led to a complete loss of power at an altitude insufficient for a safe landing on the airport.
- [NTSB ATL89FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA122.md): Cessna 182 · Luthersville, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1989 · N5458B · Destroyed
  > Pilot's failure to take action that would prevent the formation of carburetor ice. Following the engine malfunction, the pilot did not configure the airplane so as to reduce the severity of the impact, I.e. extend the flaps and slow the airplane. Contributing…

## 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 ('2072702'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072702&year=1989

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