# NTSB investigations: Cargo shift 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 ANC06LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA137.md): Aerospatiale SA319B · Port Alsworth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 2006 · N119PH · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately secure the external load rigging of an airplane that was suspended from the helicopter, which resulted in a load shift during cruise flight, producing an abrupt nose-down attitude, and the severing of the tailrotor drive… - [NTSB DFW06CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA204.md): Ron Burleigh Air Cam · Post, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 28, 2006 · N9254F · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power lines while making a precautionary landing. - [NTSB ANC06LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA064.md): Robinson R44 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2006 · N688JK · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper rigging of the external sling load, which allowed the suspended load/cargo cable to entangle and disable the tail rotor control, resulting in a loss of control during cruise and an in-flight collision with terrain. - [NTSB CHI05IA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05IA273.md): Convair Div. of Gen. Dynamics 440 · Kenosha, WI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2005 · N181FL · Minor damage > The flight crew failed to verify that the cargo was secured before takeoff. - [NTSB LAX04LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA116.md): Hughes 369D · Wahiawa, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 2003 · N1113L · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly secure the external sling load, which allowed the load to shift, and subsequently strike and remove the tail rotor. - [NTSB ANC03GA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03GA023.md): Bell 212 · McMurdo Station, AY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jan 17, 2003 · N1079U · Substantial damage > The pilot's continued operation of the helicopter with an unstable external load, which resulted in damage to the cargo hook assembly, adjacent throttle controls, and subsequent loss of engine power, precipitating an emergency descent and impact with terrain.… - [NTSB CHI00LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA312.md): Cessna 208B · Belleville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2000 · N806BF · Substantial damage > the pilot's improper securing of the cargo that led up to the cargo shift during takeoff roll. A factor was the cargo restraint failure. - [NTSB CHI98LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA053.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 · Syracuse, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1997 · N564PC · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight to ensure that the cargo pallets were properly secured. Also causal was the the improper securing of the pallets. - [NTSB NYC97LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA126.md): Piper PA-30 · Highgate, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1997 · N8321Y · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to secure the cargo. A factor was the pilot's failure to perform weight and balance calculations. - [NTSB CHI95LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA078.md): Boeing 747-238B · Belleville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1995 · N706CK · Substantial damage > the failure of company maintenance personnel to adequately secure the cargo pallets, and the failure of the flightcrew to detect the deficiency during their preflight inspection. - [NTSB BFO93FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA016.md): Beech C-45G · Elkridge, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1992 · N7770B · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to properly secure the cargo, which allowed a shift in the center of gravity during a missed approach maneuver and resulted in subsequent loss of aircraft control and flying speed. A factor related to the accident was failure of the pilot… - [NTSB ANC91LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA060.md): Hughes 500-D · Togiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1991 · N5314D · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to secure the cargo prior to the flight. Contributing to the accident was the rough, uneven terrain. - [NTSB FTW89LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA041.md): Douglas DC-3 · Laredo, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1989 · XBDYP · Destroyed > The pic's disregard for the security of the cargo that permitted its shift during the takoeff roll. This resulted in an aft CG situation and a subsequent stall and loss of aircraft control. A contributing factor in the accident was the mismanagement of the… - [NTSB CHI85LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA227.md): Hughes 269C · Cleveland, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1985 · N9296F · Substantial damage > On takeoff, a tackel box slid forward and jammed the cyclic. The plt attempted to return to the landing pad, however, one of the skids missed the pad and the acft began to roll until the main rotor contacted the roof of a garage. - [NTSB ANC85LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA018.md): Piper PA-22 · Minchumina, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 1984 · N6821B · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing on a frozen lake during a precautionary landing. The plt said that cargo on board had shifted in flt and he also had a loss of 15 mph in airspeed. Thinking it might be an icing problem, the plt made the unscheduled landing. No ice… ## 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 120) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=120 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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