# NTSB investigations, KS: Abrupt maneuver

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 CHI03LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA024.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Coffeyville, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2002 · N4723Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the maneuver to avoid an unconfirmed object on the side of the runway.
- [NTSB CHI01FA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA291.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Crestline, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2001 · N16405 · Destroyed
  > The airplane's departure from level flight and subsequent impact with the terrain as a result of a maneuver initiated by the pilot, and the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain. The reason for the pilot's actions were not determined.
- [NTSB CHI99LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA169.md): Hornbeck Glassair · Johnson City, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1999 · N83PG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's intentional low altitude performance of aerobatics.
- [NTSB CHI94DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCQ01.md): Robert O. ELY STARDUSTER-II SA300 · Baxter Springs, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Apr 2, 1994 · N107UP · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain altitude during an aerobatic maneuver on takeoff. A factor related to the accident was the pilot performing an aerobatic maneuver.
- [NTSB CHI93FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA075.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Wichita, KS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1993 · N444TD · Destroyed
  > An improper use of the flight controls by the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB MKC87FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87FA103.md): Champion 7EC · Delia, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 9, 1987 · N7556E · Destroyed
  > Witnesses stated that the aircraft was performing high speed, low level passes over the homes of some friends and relatives when, suddenly, it started a steep climb over a tree line. The aircraft appeared to slow down at the top of the climb; then it leveled…

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 100)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=100&state=KS

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