# NTSB investigations: Stinson 108-3, 2016

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 CEN17LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA057.md): Stinson 108-3 · Ionia, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2016 · N812C · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the aft support cable on the left main landing ski due to an inadequately formed nicopress sleeve, which allowed the ski to rotate into a vertical position shortly after liftoff, and its unavoidable separation during the subsequent landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA033.md): Stinson 108 3 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 19, 2016 · N818C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the aerial pickup towline was not entangled around the horizontal stabilizer after the banner pickup.
- [NTSB GAA17CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA015.md): Stinson 108 · Rifle, CO · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2016 · N4210C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA369.md): Stinson 108 · Red Lodge, MT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2016 · N955C · Substantial damage
  > A deer running across the runway and impacting the left side of the airplane, resulting in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR16CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16CA077.md): Stinson 108 3 · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 25, 2016 · N862C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's failure to detect the worn tailwheel assembly during the airplane's annual inspection.

## 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") = 2016
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9230408'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9230408&year=2016

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