# NTSB investigations: Sukhoi SU-29

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 SEA07LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA081.md): Cessna T210N · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2007 · N4644U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from another aircraft holding on the taxiway while taxiing from landing. The pilot's inadequate visual lookout was a factor.
- [NTSB DEN05FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA002.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · Santa Fe, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2004 · N92CG · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in the inverted spin, spiral, and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the inadvertent stall spin, the spiral, low altitude, and the pilot's delayed attempt to…
- [NTSB DEN01LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA026.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2000 · N55SU · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate structural materials (American manufactured verses original Russian materials) used during a major repair.
- [NTSB MIA99LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA242.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1999 · N52PB · Destroyed
  > an in-flight failure of the right aileron due to fatigue cracking in the attachment structure of the right inboard aerodynamic compensator, which resulted in a loss of control, a forced landing, and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB IAD98FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA061.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · Manassas, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 19, 1998 · N292SU · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance during an aerobatic maneuver.
- [NTSB NYC98LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA010.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · Williamstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1997 · N929CB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed.
- [NTSB FTW96FA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA208.md): Jerrell RV-4 · Englewood, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 11, 1996 · N44AZ · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot of the RV-4, N44AZ, to comply with an ATC clearance by landing on the wrong runway, and the failure of the pilot of the SU-29, N55SU, to maintain an adequate visual lookout. Factors in the accident were: the failure of the air traffic…
- [NTSB FTW96FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA151.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1996 · N729SU · Destroyed
  > The in-flight loss of a bolt in the elevator control system due to improper installation by unknown person(s), which resulted in a disconnection of the elevator control system that rendered the airplane uncontrollable.
- [NTSB DEN93LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA058.md): Sukhoi SU-29 · Fountain, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 14, 1993 · N29RP · Destroyed
  > Failure of both the pilot in command and the safety pilot to relinquish control of the airplane. A factor was the pilot in command's failure to communicate with the safety pilot.

## 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 ('9850103'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9850103

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