# NTSB investigations, 1999: Nose down

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 FTW99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268.md): Cessna 140A · Tyler, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N76731 · Substantial damage
  > The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down.
- [NTSB MIA99LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA241.md): Lake LA-4-200 · Winter Haven, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1999 · N8002H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in command/flight instructor allowed the student pilot to get the nose of the airplane too low in the water causing a loss of directional control and a subsequent impact of the right wing in the water.
- [NTSB MIA99LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA084.md): Cessna 172K · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1999 · N75RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of elevator control while landing in gusty winds resulting in the aircraft nosing down and the propeller and wing contacting the runway.
- [NTSB DEN99LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA036.md): Cessna 208B · Cody, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 3, 1999 · N980FE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to unfavorable winds conditions.

## 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" = 290)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=290&year=1999

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