# NTSB investigations, WA: 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 SEA04FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA111.md): TeST TST-10 M · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2004 · N410JP · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control not maintained while maneuvering for landing. A proper glidepath was not maintained was a factor.
- [NTSB SEA04LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA066.md): PZL Warzawa-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga 35A · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 2004 · N65ZA · Substantial damage
  > The passenger's interference with flight controls during a go-around maneuver. Contributing to the accident were the passenger's anxiety/apprehension, the pilot's inadequate brief to the passenger about potential control interference, and the gusty wind…
- [NTSB SEA03FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA089.md): Cessna 172 · Republic, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 30, 2003 · N7301A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall and subsequent loss of control during low altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB SEA89LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA003.md): Let L-13 · Enumclaw, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1988 · N9241Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot allowed the aircraft to become too close to terrain while soaring. A steep turn to reverse direction resulted in entry into an accelerated stall at low altitude. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to recover, however, while lowering the nose…
- [NTSB SEA88FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA095.md): Cessna 172L · Ocean Shores, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 14, 1988 · N7935G · Destroyed
  > The student pilot departed on his fifth solo flight from the airport where he had been accustomed to originating his instructional flights. After several touch and go landings he proceeded to a nearby airport and conducted at least one more touch and go.…
- [NTSB SEA88LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA072.md): Steen Skybolt GT-2 · Saint John, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1988 · N76JJ · Destroyed
  > After tkof witnesses said the acft did a maneuver at 50-60 ft AGL that involved a steep (90 degree) banked turn to a snap roll. The biwing acft was capable of aerobatic flt and the plt had discussed aerobatic roll maneuvers on tkof with the acft co-owner. The…
- [NTSB SEA87FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA106.md): Hiller UH-12E · Shelton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 1987 · N28875 · Destroyed
  > The pilot was properly certificated for the flight; however, due to operator insurance restrictions, all prior commercial flights had required the owner/operator to accompany this pilot, therefore this was the pilot's first commercial flight as sole pilot.…
- [NTSB SEA87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA051.md): Cessna 150J · Vancouver, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1987 · N50922 · Destroyed
  > Aircraft was returning from stage 3 instructional flight during which instructor normally allowed student to fly. Evidence indicates aircraft passed in vicinity of heavy bird activity and student executed nose down bird avoidance maneuver. Instructor, for…
- [NTSB SEA86FA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA245.md): Cessna 150M · Carbonado, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1986 · N9250U · Destroyed
  > The instructor and passenger departed on either an introductory flight, initial instructional flight, (or combination thereof). During the flight the aircraft was flown down a canyon which the instructor had flown down previously. As the aircraft approached…

## 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" = 'WA' 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=WA

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