# Final NTSB investigations: Ditching 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 DEN03LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA143.md): Schempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2003 · N25RN · Substantial damage > pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the thunderstorms, the lack of suitable terrain available for a precautionary landing and the water. - [NTSB LAX00LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA203.md): Beech B200 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2000 · N24CV · Destroyed > Physical incapacitation of the pilot from improper handling of a pesticide. - [NTSB SEA96LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA120.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 1996 · N47852 · Destroyed > An intentional plan or decision by the pilot to ditch the airplane in Puget Sound. - [NTSB SEA96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA067.md): Cessna 182P · Darrington, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1996 · N41MG · Substantial damage > a ditching of the airplane for undetermined reason(s). - [NTSB LAX95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA137.md): de Havilland DHC-6-200 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1995 · N37ST · Destroyed > Intentional ditching due to the flightcrew's failure to properly manage the fuel system, and operation of the airplane in an excessively overweight condition. - [NTSB MIA95LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA084.md): Bell 206L · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1995 · N164BH · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain adequate engine power while maneuvering, his failure to take remedial action to recover from the resulting descent, and his decision to make a precautionary landing on the water. - [NTSB MIA94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA076.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Gulf Of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 1994 · N1247T · Destroyed > The pilot's physiological condition (failure to remain awake) resulting in extended flight over water followed by fuel exhaustion, total loss of engine power, and ditching before returning to land. - [NTSB LAX92FA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA267.md): Robinson R22 · Richmond, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1992 · N83858 · Destroyed > A divergence of the main rotor from its normal plane of rotation for an undetermined reason(s) which resulted in rotor contact to the tailboom. - [NTSB MIA87LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA263.md): Cessna 411 · No.Atlantic Oc (Atlantic Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1987 · N39BJ · Substantial damage > The acft was ditched 35 miles southeast of cat island on a flt from georgetown to freeport, Bahamas for unknown reason(s). The acft has not been recovered. Attempts to contact the pilot & registered owner were to no avail. - [NTSB LAX86LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA032.md): Cessna T188C · Hilo, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1985 · N9958J · Destroyed > The plt became aware of the acft's unanticipated low fuel state when the eng failed while over the pacific ocean, aprx 900 miles from his destination. He restarted the eng but estimated there was not enough fuel remaining to reach his original destination. He… - [NTSB MIA84LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA250.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1984 · N4499B · Substantial damage > The coast guard was alerted to a ditched acft in the atlantic ocean near Marathon, FL. The CG found the wreckage of a PA-31 and 27 bales of marijuana in and around the wreckage. Two men in a life raft, whose cover was still in the acft, were arrested.… - [NTSB MIA84LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA173.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Venice, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1984 · N1931H · Destroyed > The acft was ditched in the gulf of Mexico after being followed by U.S. Customs. The plt was picked up, but would not state his departure point or destination, nor did he submit a plt/operational acft accident report as requested by the NTSB. - [NTSB MIA84LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA015.md): Piper PA-23 · Gulf Of Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1983 · N6403Y · Destroyed > The acft was ditched in the Gulf Of Mexico before fuel exhaustion. The pilot said he departed an arpt near great inagua,Bahamas in VMC weahter. He reported that he experienced a malfunction of the compass and fearing fuel exhaustion had made two passes around… - [NTSB MIA83LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA037.md): Cessna 337 · 35 Nm W. Andros, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1982 · N2488S · Substantial damage > Pilot 60 miles from destination was diverted to nassau because of approaching darkness and no IFR flight plan on N2488S. Pilot said he was not IFR rated and did not have enough fuel for trip to nassau. Nassau insisted until it was dark and then relented by… - [NTSB DEN82FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA197.md): Cessna 150L · Near Kalispell, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1982 · CGICK · Substantial damage > After a flight from vancouver, british columbia to penticton, Canada, the pilot filed a flight plan for a return trip and departed at about 1900 MDT. Later, the aircraft crashed at night in the little bitterroot lake, located about 25 miles west of Kalispell,… ## 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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" = 150) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=150&status=final --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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