# NTSB investigations, IA: Gear collapsed

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 MKC83LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA183.md): Beech M35 · Sioux City, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1983 · N555M · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that the landing gear switch was down when he started tha takeoff roll. When the acft had accelerated to aprx 50 mph during the takeoff roll, the landing gear retracted/collapsed, nose wheel first, followed by the main gear. The plt stated that…
- [NTSB MKC83IA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83IA152.md): Beech E18S · Cedar Rapids, IA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1983 · N5600D · Minor damage
  > The tailwheel failed to extend fully due to a lack of lubrication. The acft was landed normally and the tailwheel collapsed.

## 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" = 'IA' 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" = 190)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=190&state=IA

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