# NTSB investigations: Aerostar International RX 8, CA

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 WPR16LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA070.md): Aerostar International RX8 · Petaluma, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2016 · N3647A · Minor damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind during the landing approach, which resulted in the balloon’s basket impacting a metal fence and a passenger sustaining serious injuries.
- [NTSB LAX99FA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA177.md): Aerostar Rally RX-8 · Morgan Hill, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 1999 · N70290 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's selection of an inadequate takeoff site that did not allow sufficient horizontal clearance from obstacles in the takeoff path, and, his failure to ensure that all burners were connected to fuel sources, which reduced the available climb capability…
- [NTSB LAX96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA089.md): Aerostar RX-8 · Lucerne Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1995 · N70107 · Substantial damage
  > the balloon's encounter with unexpected high wind conditions, and the pilot's inability to stop the balloon prior to contacting ground obstructions.

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7487008'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7487008&state=CA

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