# NTSB investigations, DC: Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction

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 IAD99IA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99IA059.md): Boeing 727-200 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1999 · N926TS · Minor damage
  > The inadequate lubrication of the landing gear side strut assembly by company maintenance personnel. A factor in the accident was the inadequate design of the assembly that trapped water and prevented adequate lubrication.
- [NTSB CHI98IA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98IA167.md): McDonnell Douglas MD82 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1998 · N951U · No damage
  > The failure of the Dual Axis Accelerometer.
- [NTSB BFO90IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90IA028.md): Boeing B-727-29 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1990 · N902TS · Minor damage
  > The accident was fatigue failure of the right main landing gear support link shaft because of overtorque.
- [NTSB BFO88IA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88IA065.md): Cessna T210R · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1988 · N6286U · Minor damage
  > Improper maintenance resulting in the routing of wire which caused an electrical short and inflight smoke.
- [NTSB CHI87IA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87IA026.md): Boeing 757-251 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1986 · N516US · No damage
  > Drg an en route climb, aileron control (ctl) bcm progressively more stiff. At cruise alt, the autoplt disengaged & the ailerons would not move. Aileron ctl was restored after a dscnt below the freezing level. The acft was flown below the freezing lvl for the…
- [NTSB ATL82IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA038.md): de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Washington, DC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1982 · N9240N · Minor damage
  > Aircraft was being ferried to Washington, DC following rework in toronto, Canada. During letdown in IFR conditions and moderate icing, pilot noticed a glow on the right wing. As he leaned over to check it, the right engine fire warning light and fire bell…

## 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" = 'DC' 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" = 130)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=130&state=DC

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