# NTSB investigations, KY: Fire

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 NYC99IA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99IA231.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Covington, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N947DL · Minor damage
  > Deteriorated wire insulation and shorting at a short radius bend to the electrical wiring in the right side alternate static port heater, which resulted in electrical arcing and a fire sustained by overlaying thermal acoustic insulation.
- [NTSB ATL88FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA158.md): Beech E18S · Cynthiana, KY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 1988 · N300W · Destroyed
  > The plt was repositioning the airplane from an on-demand air taxi freight flight. He was en route from rochester, NY to huntsville, al with a planned refuel stop at louisville, KY. Near falmouth, KY he changed his destination to lexington 'due to a developing…
- [NTSB ATL87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA120.md): Cessna R182 · Owensboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1987 · N5496T · Destroyed
  > Plt in cruise flt at 5500 ft about 30 min after dep fm paducah when he noted a small amount of black smoke coming from top of panel. The rear seat pax noted flames in the panel at the same time. The plt noted his position in relation to Owensboro and…
- [NTSB ATL84LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA091.md): Cessna 404 · Covington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1984 · N402EX · Substantial damage
  > A fire ignited in the right engine on the landing roll. The fire source was near the point where the fuel supply line connects to the engine driven fuel pump. The acft was on its first revenue flight after the right engine was changed, atwhich time the…
- [NTSB DCA83AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA028.md): Douglas DC-9-32 · Covington, KY · Accident · 23 fatal · Final report · Jun 2, 1983 · CFTLU · Substantial damage
  > The Safety Board's full report on this investigation is provided as Aviation Accident Report number AAR-86/02. To obtain a copy of this report, or to view the executive summary online, please see the Web site at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm At…
- [NTSB ATL82FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA089.md): Beech B35 · Louisville, KY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1982 · N8854A · Destroyed
  > The aircraft crashed on approach during an attempted emergency landing. The aircraft had just departed and was returningbecause of smoke in the cockpit. The smoke was caused by an electrical short and arcing of wiring in the system. The loose wiring and worn…
- [NTSB ATL82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA049.md): Cessna C-172 · Brownsville, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 8, 1982 · N13165 · Destroyed
  > While climbing after takeoff, the pilot noticed smoke in the cockpit. He reported that flames started to come in as he was turning back to the airstrip. When he saw that he could land back on the strip, he reportedly shut- off the fuel, master switch and…

## 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" = 'KY' 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" = 171)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=171&state=KY

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