# NTSB investigations: Cessna 208B: In flight collision with object

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 CHI07FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA068.md): Cessna 208B · Alliance, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2007 · N1116Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's descent below minimum descent altitude while on a nonprecision approach. A contributing factor was a low ceiling.
- [NTSB DFW05IA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05IA150.md): Cessna 208B · Clarendon, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2005 · N9505B · No damage
  > The loss of total engine power due to damage of the compressor stator vanes caused by a foreign object. A contributing factor was an in-flight ingestion of bird(s).
- [NTSB MIA02FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA037.md): Cessna 208B · Bessemer, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2001 · N499BA · Destroyed
  > The poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command for his initiation of the ILS approach to runway 05 with weather conditions below minimums for the approach contrary to the federal aviation regulations, and the failure of the pilot to maintain control of…
- [NTSB SEA01FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA001.md): Cessna 208B · Lummi Island, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 2000 · N941FE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain altitude above, or clearance with, trees. Factors contributing to the accident included low ceilings, fog, the pilot's low-altitude flight, rising…
- [NTSB NYC97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA054.md): Cessna 208B · Covington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1997 · N922FE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane on the ILS glide slope, which resulted in a descent below the glide path, and the inadvertent in-flight collision with a utility pole. Contributing factors were sleet/snow, dark night conditions, and the pole.
- [NTSB LAX95FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA077.md): Cessna 208B · Pleasanton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1995 · N754FE · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain visual contact with terrain and sufficient altitude for terrain clearance. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate a descent 14 miles from the airport, and weather, specifically cloud…
- [NTSB ATL89FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA071.md): Cessna 208B · Madison, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1989 · N9330B · Destroyed
  > Improper IFR procedure by the pilot and his failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude (mda). Contributing factors were: low ceiling, fog, delayed missed approach by the pilot, and trees.

## 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" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2073701&occurrence=220

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