# NTSB investigations: Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5

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 CEN14CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA280.md): Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 · Wallis, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N245AB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the glider during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX01LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA220.md): Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 · Montague, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2001 · N4427M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of control during landing flare. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.
- [NTSB LAX97LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA215.md): Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 · Macdoel, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1997 · N4427M · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to see and avoid a set of power lines while making an off-airport landing due to a lack of lift.

## 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 ('3801960'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3801960

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