# NTSB investigations: Cessna 320D, CA

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 LAX91FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA133.md): Cessna 320D · Gorman, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 1991 · N3302Q · Destroyed
  > VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) by the pilot, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions.
- [NTSB LAX88FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA245.md): Cessna 320D · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1988 · N9HS · Destroyed
  > The pilot executed a left (south) crosswind departure towards higher terrain after departing runway 27; the plt was following a slower single engine airplane that had preceded his departure. Ground witnesses reported that as the airplane approached the higher…
- [NTSB LAX87LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA280.md): Cessna 320D · Banning, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1987 · N3322Q · Substantial damage
  > While taxiing to the runway, the right main and nose gear traveled off of the taxiway. The plt added power to the right engine and applied left brake, however, the plt stated that when power was added, the ground speed also increased. The acft traveled off…
- [NTSB LAX86LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA276.md): Cessna 320D · Compton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1986 · N4153T · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted a night landing after he was unable to extend the acft's landing lights. He stated that, over the end of the rwy at about 25 ft AGL, everything blended into a large black spot. As the plt attempted a go-around, the acft contacted the rwy,…
- [NTSB LAX86FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA222.md): Cessna 320D · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · 6 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 1986 · N320SD · Destroyed
  > The acft was returning from a x-country flt when the accident occurred. Witnesses observed the acft on a low downwind leg and made two sudden steep turns, one to the east followed by a sudden steep turn to the north prior to a nose down impact into the…
- [NTSB LAX80DXQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DXQ26.md): Cessna 320 · Quincy, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 6, 1980 · N4119T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73AL044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL044.md): Cessna 320D · Fullerton, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 21, 1973 · N4125T · Destroyed

## 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" = 'CA' 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 ('2074512'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2074512&state=CA

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