# NTSB investigations, NV: Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid

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 LAX97LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA265.md): Schempp-Hirth DUO Discus · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1997 · N125DD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to ensure that the wings were maintained at a lateral level attitude during the initial landing rollout. A factor in the accident was the rough, uneven nature of the terrain chosen for the landing.
- [NTSB LAX96LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA034.md): Cessna 310C · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1995 · N1755H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper aircraft handling during touchdown which resulted in the right wing and horizontal stabilizer dragging on the runway. The poorly planned landing approach was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX91LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA392.md): North American AT-6G · Reno, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1991 · N29931 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate clearance between the aircraft and the ground while maneuvering around a pylon, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.
- [NTSB SEA89LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA097.md): Aero Commander 112 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1989 · N1068J · Substantial damage
  > Poor judgement of the pilot by flying, while impaired from consumption of alcohol, and his delay in initiating a go-around when the aircraft drifted to the right of the runway. Related factors were: light conditions at dusk, unfavorable winds, and failure of…
- [NTSB SEA89LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA043.md): Gulfstream 112TCA · Reno, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 29, 1989 · N4639W · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane and the cfi's inadequate supervision of the pilot.
- [NTSB SEA86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA162.md): Lazarini LONG-EZ · Jackpot, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1986 · N8183K · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff at about rotation speed, the pilot diverted her attention to the right wing. The acft drifted to the edge of the runway and caught a wingtip, then nosed over.
- [NTSB SEA84LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA205.md): Cessna 305A · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1984 · N305TA · Substantial damage
  > According to witnesses the left wing of the acft contacted the ground during the landing, followed by the nose. Acft came to rest on the nose and left wing after ground looping.
- [NTSB LAX83LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA380.md): Cessna 172P · Jean, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1983 · N52023 · Substantial damage
  > The plt took off from the mccarran intl arpt, las vegas, NV & flew to another arpt in the local area at Jean, NV to practice soft field takeoff & landing techniques. During his 1st soft field takeoff, he over rotated the acft & the tail cone contacted the…

## 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" = 'NV' 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" = 160)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=160&state=NV

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