# NTSB investigations: Aerostar International S-60A: In flight encounter with weather

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 FTW05CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW05CA001.md): Aerostar S-60A · Austin, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 4, 2004 · N70466 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive descent rate during the execution of a high wind landing, resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the high wind.
- [NTSB FTW96LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA001.md): Aerostar S60A · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1995 · N63286 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and maintain adequate clearance from the power lines during the approach. A factor was the sudden wind gust.
- [NTSB NYC91FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA046.md): Aerostar S-60A · Columbus, OH · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 1990 · N3589J · Destroyed
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. The unfavorable wind and temperature inversion were related factors.
- [NTSB LAX89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA131.md): Aerostar Raven 560 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1989 · N767AA · No damage
  > Balloon entered into a severe down draft which resulted in a hard landing due to inadequate preparation and compensation for the conditions by the balloon pilot.
- [NTSB DEN89LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA013.md): Raven S-60A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1988 · N3592C · Substantial damage
  > The plt, with two pax aboard a hot air balloon, participated in the 1988 Albuquerque, NM international balloon fiesta. The plt said he received a wx briefing and then departed in VFR wx conditions. After aprx 45 min of flt, the plt said he encountered…

## 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 ('7486060')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7486060&occurrence=240

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