# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20C, 1998

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 LAX98LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA314.md): Mooney M20C · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1998 · N9438V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB IAD98LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA099.md): Mooney M-20C · Kent Island, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 22, 1998 · N6532U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper takeoff technique and his failure to abort the takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW99LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA025.md): Mooney M20C · Vernon, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1998 · N9744M · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue cracking of the propeller blade which originated from corrosion pitting on its camber side, resulting in the blade tip separation during cruise flight.
- [NTSB CHI98LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA104.md): Mooney M20C · White River, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1998 · N6235U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot was flying which limited his landing site selections when the loss of power occurred.

## 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") = 1998
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870208'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870208&year=1998

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