# NTSB investigations, ME: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 MIA07CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA095.md): Cessna 172-M · Oxford, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 8, 2007 · N80132 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain a climb during a go-around resulting in collision with an embankment.
- [NTSB IAD03FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA004.md): Cessna 182S · Brownville Jct, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2002 · N100TY · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while flying in mountainous terrain at night. A factor was the night lighting conditions.
- [NTSB NYC01FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA058.md): Beech B200 · Rangeley, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N30EM · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the dark night, mountainous terrain, snow showers, clouds, and the pilot's decision to cancel…
- [NTSB NYC00LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA265.md): Cessna 208B · Greenville, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 2000 · N590TA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue his descent without visual contact with the runway, and his inattention to his altitude, in relation to the airport elevation.
- [NTSB NYC00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA025.md): Knox HI-MAX · Dixfield, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1999 · N63307 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in make and model.
- [NTSB NYC99LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA237.md): Pratt Dominator · Auburn, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N4449N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to execute a 0 airspeed pedal turn at 100 feet agl.
- [NTSB NYC98FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA071.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Presque Isle, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1998 · N777HM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure and his descent below the minimum descent altitude. Contributing factors were the night conditions, low ceilings, and fog.
- [NTSB NYC96LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA051.md): Piper PA-22 · Auburn, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1996 · N913A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to attain proper alignment with the landing area. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the inoperative radio transmitter, which precluded the pilot from activating the runway lights.
- [NTSB BFO95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA030.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Belfast, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1995 · N5554Z · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A related factor was the presence of high snowbanks along the sides of the runway.
- [NTSB BFO94FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA134.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Grand Lake Strm, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1994 · N8588Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot attempted a maneuver at an altitude insufficient for recovery. A factor in the accident was pilot physical impairment due to alcohol consumption.
- [NTSB NYC93LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA150.md): Erco 415D · Thomaston, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1993 · CFJUB · Substantial damage
  > The improper weather evaluation by the non-instrument-rated pilot, and the subsequent VFR flight into instrument meteorologial conditions, resulting in a collision with the terrain.
- [NTSB BFO92LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA150.md): Piper PA-28-160 · Bethel, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1992 · N5867W · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude to avoid the terrain. The dark night was a factor.
- [NTSB BFO92FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA127.md): Cessna A150L · Troy, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1992 · N6054J · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude during an aerobatic manuever.
- [NTSB NYC92LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA001.md): Cessna 172 · Auburn, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1991 · N2065E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was buzzing and stalled the airplane at too low an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB NYC90FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA227.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Eliot, ME · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 23, 1990 · N8664P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the over weight condition, upsloping runway, premature rotation, and the pilot's lack of experience in type aircraft and general aviation operations.
- [NTSB NYC90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA135.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Greenville, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1990 · N44897 · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain the proper altitude, while searching for the destination airport at night. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, fog obscuring the destination airport lights, mountainous terrain, and the lack of visual perception at…
- [NTSB NYC90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA001.md): Cessna 172P · Bingham, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1989 · N89219 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to assure that the airplane was capable of outclimbing the surrounding terrain under the existing wind and airplane weight conditions, resulting in an intentional stall into the terrain. Contributing factor(s) was:…
- [NTSB NYC89FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA121.md): Beech B19 · Augusta, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 1989 · N2231L · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain the proper altitude during the approach. A factor related to the accident was: the pilot's psychological condition.
- [NTSB NYC88FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA218.md): Cessna 172K · Island Falls, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1988 · N1183M · Destroyed
  > Pilot's poor in-inflight decisions and planning and failed to follow ATC directives to maintain VFR. The pilot continued VFR into IFR conditions and collided with hilly terrain.
- [NTSB NYC84LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA316.md): Cessna 182H · Stonington, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1984 · N2052X · Destroyed
  > Plt was delayed in return flt to home arpt and arrived at the unlighted strip in darkness. The plt misjudged his runway alignment on approach, colliding with trees 15 ft from the runway during the landing flare.
- [NTSB NYC84FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA189.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · South Paris, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 1984 · N95040 · Destroyed
  > Before the accident, the plt was last seen on 3/9/84 at 1530 EST & had not expressed any intentions of flying. At 1730, his car was located at the arpt & his acft, which had been kept there, was gone. The acft was found on 5/24/84 where it had crashed on…
- [NTSB NYC84LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA040.md): Piper PA-18 · Great Pond, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 1983 · N1473C · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that he was going hunting in a bog with a stream running thru the area. Reportedly, he was making a low pass to check for rocks in the stream before landing when a deer jumped up beside the float plane. He stated that he was watching to see…
- [NTSB NYC83FNC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FNC10.md): Piper PA 28 181 · Baxter State Pk, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 6, 1983 · CGPJX · Destroyed
  > The pilot does not recall any details of the flight after departing montreal. The wreckage was not recovered nor examined.
- [NTSB NYC82DNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DNC12.md): Boeing PT-17 · Hamlin, ME · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N1344M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot departed a private strip with 150 gallons of water mixed with fungicide and insecticide. After takeoff, he turned and began climbing over rising terrain. The terrain sloped upward from a river, rising about 400 ft. the pilot reported that he failed…

## 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" = 'ME' 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" = 230)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=230&state=ME

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