# NTSB investigations, CA: Forced landing

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 LAX01LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA168.md): Beech BE77 · Riverside, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2001 · N3865D · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain appropriate airspeed and to configure the airplane for climb-out.
- [NTSB LAX01LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA149.md): Cessna 172B · Lancaster, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2001 · N4672L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delay reversing course while flying toward rising terrain in a box canyon. Factors in the accident included a downdraft on the lee side of a ridge forming the box canyon, high density altitude, and the pilot's improper use of flaps.
- [NTSB LAX00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA054.md): Cessna 172N · Concord, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1999 · N738UA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to use a checklist and remove the control gust lock.
- [NTSB LAX95LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA074.md): Cessna 152 · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1995 · N25953 · Substantial damage
  > The improper supervision of the student pilot by the instructor by allowing the student to inadvertently pull the mixture control handle too far out causing the engine to lose power. The wet terrain condition was a factor.
- [NTSB LAX91LA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA414.md): Let L-13 · Adelanto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 1991 · N86661 · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. Loss of thermal lift was a related factor.
- [NTSB LAX90LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA168.md): Robinson R22 · Irvine, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1990 · N9070N · Substantial damage
  > The cfi's failure to maintain rotor RPM during the practice autorotation.
- [NTSB LAX89LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA234.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Hollister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1989 · N23916 · Substantial damage
  > Flight instructor's failure to take corrective action in sufficient time to prevent the airplane from striking the ground.
- [NTSB LAX89LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA164.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Fresno, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 1989 · N1490T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inflight decision to abort the takeoff and land in a field. Contributing to the accident was the fence post that the aircraft collided with during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA182.md): Slingsby T59D Kestrel 19 · Middletown, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1988 · N74T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX87LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA043.md): Cessna A150M · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1986 · N2731J · Substantial damage
  > During a local flight, the pilot was practicing a simulated engine out procedure toward an open field on rolling terrain. He stated that he misjudged the rising terrain and got too low and slow to initiate a go-around. Subsequently, he was forced to land.…
- [NTSB LAX86LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA208.md): Schweizer SGS 1-26E · Banning, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1986 · N777SK · Substantial damage
  > The glider plt lost lift as he flew farther into the mountains with lack of thermal and ridge effect. A landing was attempted which resulted in an overrun into a ravine.
- [NTSB LAX86LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA203.md): Bell 47G-2 · Palmdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1986 · N4239J · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter landed hard in the desert while on a VFR personal flt. The plt indicated that he just departed a mountian area for refueling. He also indicated he was disoriented and the compass was inoperable. He decided to land and check the fuel quantity.…
- [NTSB LAX85FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA111.md): Beech C24R · Riverside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1985 · N6020P · Substantial damage
  > An aborted takeoff was attempted by the plt when the acft failed to sustain flight. He landed on the side of the runway with one wheel in the grass and realized too late that normal braking was not sufficient to stop the landing roll before the acft went over…

## 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" = 'CA' 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" = 180)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=180&state=CA

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.