# NTSB investigations: Valentin TAIFUN 17E

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 NYC05CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA101.md): Valentin Taifun 17E · Waterbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2005 · N13BH · Substantial damage
  > The pilots inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees.
- [NTSB CHI98LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA314.md): Valentin Taifun 17E · Lake Geneva, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1998 · N17NT · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and obtain proper climb rate during initial climb after takeoff. A factor was trees.
- [NTSB MIA98LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA059.md): Valentin Tiafun 17E · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1998 · N16MA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to see-and-avoid an obstruction during a precautionary landing on a paved road. Factors relating to the accident were: the resultant low fuel condition, and an obstruction in the precautionary…
- [NTSB NYC91DNC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91DNC03.md): Valentin GMB H Taifun 17E · West Arlington, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jul 19, 1991 · N333VT · Destroyed
  > Physiological incapacitation due to cardiovascular disease which resulted in incapacitation and inflight collision with trees.
- [NTSB FTW85FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA331.md): Valentin Taifun 17E · Abilene, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1985 · N164RB · Destroyed
  > The glider was thermaling in a slow right climbing turn about 600 feet above ground level. Witnesses stated it started a right spiraling descent and the nose suddenly dropped until it was in a near vertical attitude. The spiral then developed into a tight…

## 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 ('9370100'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9370100

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