# NTSB investigations: Stinson 108-2, 1985

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 LAX85LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA378.md): Stinson 108-2 · Carpinteria, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1985 · N9782K · Substantial damage
  > During a x-c pleasure flt all eng pwr was suddenly lost when the plt heard a 'loud bang.' The plt made an emergency ldg on a polo field. During ldg flare the plt stalled the acft. The resulting hard touchdown substantially damaged the acft. Exam of the acft's…
- [NTSB CHI85LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA272.md): Stinson 108-2 · Hastings, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1985 · N9306K · Destroyed
  > The purpose of the flight was to break in the newly overhauled engine. The pilot stated that he had been flying around the local area for about 25 minutes when he heard a clank and the engine lost complete power. The pilot determined that a tree landing was…
- [NTSB ATL85LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA203.md): Stinson 108-2 · Lewisburg, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1985 · N9818K · Substantial damage
  > Acft lost power in cruise flight shortly after takeoff. Descent was begun to a field followed by engine quitting. During the turn to final, pilot said, left wing stalled resulting in hard landing on left wheel and left wing. Later, fuel cap vents were found…

## 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") = 1985
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230406'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9230406&year=1985

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