# NTSB investigations: Cessna 208B: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 CHI04LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA213.md): Cessna 208B · Big Rapids, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2004 · N1037N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify that the cargo door was latched properly prior to flight and the subsequent in-flight opening of the door. A contributing factor was the box which departed the cargo compartment and struck the horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB ATL04IA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA098.md): Cessna 208B · Tunica, MS · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2004 · N738FX · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the emergency power lever which resulted in excessive operating temperatures. A factor was the improper adjustment of the emergency power lever dead band.
- [NTSB ATL04IA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA073.md): Cessna 208B · Auburn, AL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 2004 · N125AR · No damage
  > The fatigue fracture of the wire rope portion on the rudder control cable assembly due to improper installation and inadequate procedures by the aircraft manufacturer.
- [NTSB ANC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA033.md): Cessna 208B · Holy Cross, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N407GV · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight separation of a main landing gear tire mud flap, and subsequent impact with the horizontal stabilizer.

## 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 ('2073701', '2073700', '2073705')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 130))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073701&occurrence=130

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