# NTSB investigations: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59

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 CEN09CA434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA434.md): Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 · Durango, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2009 · N592JD · Destroyed
  > The glider pilot's decision to perform a low-altitude 360-degree turn while on final approach to land.
- [NTSB LAX98LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA293.md): PZL-Bielsko SZD-59 · Truckee, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 1998 · N59SE · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB FTW97LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA004.md): PZL-Bielsko SZD-59 · Sterling, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1996 · N597R · Substantial damage
  > Loss of control when the pilot exceeded the velocity of stall while in a turn.
- [NTSB NYC96LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA172.md): Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 · Franconia, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1996 · N591SZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged altitude and distance which resulted in the collision with trees short of the runway.

## 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 ('8821649'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8821649

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