# NTSB investigations: American General Acft AG5B, 1996

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 ATL96LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA122.md): American AA5 · Crestview, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1996 · N1198D · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper operation of the powerplant controls.
- [NTSB FTW96LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA270.md): American AG5B · Longmont, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1996 · N227ER · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent stall spin. Factors were the pilot's intentional maneuver at an altitude insufficient to ensure a safe recovery, and overconfidence in his personal ability.
- [NTSB FTW96LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA249.md): American General AG-5B · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 1996 · N115JE · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. Darkness was a related factor.

## 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") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3990100'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3990100&year=1996

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