# NTSB investigations: Ryan NAVION B, 1997

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 LAX97FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA330.md): Ryan Navion B · Pacoima, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1997 · N5241K · Destroyed
  > the dual student's improper positioning of the fuel selector and the CFI's inadequate supervision, which led to a takeoff with the auxiliary fuel tank selected and resulted in fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the position of the nomenclature on the…
- [NTSB LAX97LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA280.md): North American Navion B · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1997 · N512AK · Destroyed
  > The separation of the number 3 cylinder due to improper overhaul procedures, and the failure to adequately torque the cylinder hold down nuts and through bolts to specification.
- [NTSB FTW97FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA262.md): Ryan Navion B · Garfield, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1997 · N5401K · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, during a turn to reverse direction, which resulted in a stall and collision with a pole and a building. High density altiitude 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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('6150170'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=6150170&year=1997

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