# NTSB investigations: Mooney M20K, 2015

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 CEN15LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA279.md): Mooney M20K · Sheboygan, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2015 · N1168Z · Substantial damage
  > Oil starvation due to preignition in the No. 5 cylinder as a result of failed spark plugs; the top and sides of the piston head were eroded, which allowed the exhaust gases caused by the preignition to pressurize the crankcase and force engine oil out of the…
- [NTSB WPR15LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA175.md): Mooney M20K · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 2015 · N3567H · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a failure of the No. 1 piston and connecting rod assembly.
- [NTSB ERA15CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA157.md): Mooney M20K · Laurel, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 16, 2015 · N231KA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a nighttime landing at an unsuitable airport, which resulted in a collision with the precision approach path indicator.

## 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") = 2015
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870220'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=5870220&year=2015

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