# NTSB investigations, NC: 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 ATL92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA178.md): Cessna 172M · Boone, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1992 · N19797 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to abort the take off, and his abrupt pull up with insufficient airspeed to continue flight. Factors were the inadequate airspeed and the inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB ATL89LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA154.md): Boeing E75 (PT-13D) · Jacksonville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1989 · N5325N · Destroyed
  > The pilot encountered an accelerated stall during an abrupt maneuver, lost control of the airplane and did not have sufficient altitude to recover from the ensuing spin prior to colliding with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA167.md): Cessna 172M · Sylva, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1987 · N9355H · Substantial damage
  > The CFI instructed his low-time beginning student to make a normal appch to the rwy, and fly down the rwy at about 10 ft above the rwy surface while maintaining rwy hdg. The CFI stated that the purpose of the maneuver was '...to help the student improve his…
- [NTSB ATL87FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA088.md): Beech C23 · Semora, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1987 · N18879 · Destroyed
  > While conducting a local aircraft checkout, the aircraft was observed flying low prior to pulling up to avoid colliding with a utility line crossing the intended flt path. The aircraft crashed into an open field in a nose low vertical attitude. The post…
- [NTSB ATL87FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA045.md): Cessna 170B · Asheville, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1986 · N8062A · Destroyed
  > During initial climb from a private grass airstrip, witnesses described the aircraft perform a 'wing-over' aerobatic maneuver at low altitude and impact the ground at a near vertical attitude. A ground fire consumed the wreckage. The pilot held a student…
- [NTSB ATL86FMG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FMG08.md): H. Preiss HP-19C · Boone, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 21, 1986 · N4259Y · Destroyed
  > The glider made a steep nose high turn, stalled and crashed after a premature tow release at aprx 150 ft AGL. Witnesses said that the glider appeared to be badly controlled from the beginning of the takeoff roll. After the stall during the turn the acft…
- [NTSB ATL85FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA147.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Monroe, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 26, 1985 · N2490A · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with rwy 23 (aprx 120 ft from the departure end) following a loss of control during an initial takeoff climb. The acft was observed to enter a steep climb on takeoff after which the right wing dropped. The acft then entered a spin prior to…

## 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" = 'NC' 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=NC

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