# NTSB investigations, 1989: 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 CHI90DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE04.md): Cessna 172RG · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 18, 1989 · N9562B · Substantial damage
  > Dual student's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and remedial action not attained by the CFI. A factor related to the accident was: a snow bank adjacent the runway.
- [NTSB CHI90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA016.md): Cessna 172 · New Lenox, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1989 · N4269F · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to attain wind information, which resulted in his selection of an unfavorable (wrong) runway. A factor related to the accident was: the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB ATL89LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA199.md): Hughes 269A · Saluda, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1989 · N8773F · Substantial damage
  > Student pilot's improper use of the flight controls during lift-off and inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.
- [NTSB SEA89LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA141.md): King Osprey II · West Linn, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1989 · N69CK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not properly recover from a bounced water landing.
- [NTSB ANC89LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA111.md): Cessna 185 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1989 · N75LE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. The crosswind and gusts were contributing factors.
- [NTSB FTW89DRG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG08.md): Air Tractor AT-301 · Rio Hondo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 27, 1989 · N4448S · Substantial damage
  > Improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were the adverse wind conditions.
- [NTSB DEN89LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA140.md): Schweizer 1-26E · Elbert, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1989 · N65910 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper inflight planning which placed the aircraft too FAR from the runway to complete a normal 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 NYC89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA110.md): Robinson R-22B · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 29, 1989 · N2553X · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to control the altitude of the helicopter while demonstrating a quick stop maneuver to a student.
- [NTSB MIA89LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA092.md): Bell 47G · Oklawaha, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1989 · N863Z · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to properly control the helicopter during an attempted landing on the back of a truck. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in performing similar landings.
- [NTSB SEA89LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA047.md): Cessna 180 · Wrangell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1989 · N9024C · Substantial damage
  > The plt's failure to properly compensate for the wind during takeoff on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the terrain conditions and gusting winds.
- [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 SEA89LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA033.md): de Havilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1989 · N67667 · Substantial damage
  > Improper flare attitude at touchdown, causing the left float to dig into the water.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1989
  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&year=1989

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