# NTSB investigations: Aerostar International RAVEN S57-A

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 CEN10CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA257.md): Aerostar International S57A · Hilliard, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 15, 2010 · N9002Z · No damage
  > The passenger’s inadequate brace for the balloon landing, resulting in injury.
- [NTSB DEN06LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA002.md): Aerostar S57-A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 2005 · N3635U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in flight planning decision to takeoff and land (splash and dash) in close proximity to trees. Contributing factors are the trees and the water.
- [NTSB FTW02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA014.md): Aerostar Raven S57-A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2001 · N3636Z · Substantial damage
  > inadvertent flight into adverse (high wind) weather conditions, which resulted in an inflight collision with objects while landing. A contributing factor was the high wind weather condition.
- [NTSB MIA00LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA179.md): Aerostar S57-A · Windermere, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2000 · N6341V · Substantial damage
  > an in-flight collision with a tree. A factor in this accident was high wind conditions.
- [NTSB CHI00LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA023.md): Aerostar Raven S57-A · Imperial, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1999 · N9130F · No damage
  > the passenger's failure to follow instructions on how to properly brace for the landing.
- [NTSB CHI96LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA043.md): Aerostar Raven S57-A · Stark, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 25, 1995 · N7019G · No damage
  > the pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures. A factor was the weather condition.
- [NTSB CHI91LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA244.md): Aerostar Raven 557A · Indianola, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1991 · N3621X · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain altitude. Factors associated with the accident are complacency and diverted attention.
- [NTSB DEN91LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA100.md): Aerostar S57-A · Avon, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1991 · N57053 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout. A factor was: the pilot's attention being diverted.
- [NTSB FTW80IA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA013.md): Aerospatle AS350D · Mansfield, TX · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 14, 1979 · N3596Z · No damage

## 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 ('7485057'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7485057

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