# NTSB investigations, 1999: 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 SEA00FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA014.md): Enstrom F28C · Pendleton, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1999 · N635H · Destroyed
  > Failure to maintain clearance from the runway surface while maneuvering at low altitude, and inadequate remedial action after the tail rotor struck the surface.
- [NTSB LAX99LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA321.md): Cessna 172N · Vacaville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1999 · N738ZQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB CHI99LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA339.md): Lake LA-4 · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1999 · N1137L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper touchdown during a water landing.
- [NTSB SEA99IA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99IA148.md): Embraer ERJ-135 · Moses Lake, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 24, 1999 · PTZJA · Minor damage
  > Minimum aircraft control exceeded during takeoff test flight, which resulted in dragging a wing on the runway surface.
- [NTSB SEA99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA137.md): Cessna 180J · Council, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1999 · N7739K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Gusting wind conditions and a dirt bank adjacent to the runway edge were factors.
- [NTSB CHI99LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA273.md): Mooney M20B · Hayward, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1999 · N74523 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the surface of the lake. Factors associated with the accident were the low level flight, dusk light conditions, and the glassy water.
- [NTSB ANC99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA095.md): Helio H-395 · Igiugig, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 20, 1999 · N4198D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the downwind to upwind taxi turn. Factors associated with this accident were the high crosswind, the pilot's improper use of flaps, and his self-induced pressure because he was behind schedule.
- [NTSB FTW99TA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99TA183.md): McDonnell Douglas 500-E · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 1, 1999 · N686F · Substantial damage
  > During a practice autorotation, the pilot flared the helicopter too low, which resulted in the tailboom contacting the ground. A factor was the dark night light conditions.
- [NTSB ANC99LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA071.md): Cessna 180J · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1999 · N7560K · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the water landing.

## 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") = 1999
  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=1999

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