# NTSB investigations, MN: Nose over

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 CHI05CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA215.md): Rosner Acro Sport II · Princeton, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 7, 2005 · N89CJ · Substantial damage
  > The airplane nosed over during landing as a result of the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane when he applied excessive braking.
- [NTSB CHI00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA199.md): Cessna 140 · St. Francis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2000 · N76427 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot selected to land in a field that was unsuitable for landing. A factor was the soft field.
- [NTSB CHI96LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA106.md): Cessna 172E · Tofte, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1996 · N3898S · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to perform adequate preflight planning which resulted in landing at a closed airport. The snow covered runway was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI93FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93FA180.md): Beech C-18S · North Branch, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 1993 · N67E · Destroyed
  > excessive use of brakes by the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB CHI93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA084.md): Piper PA-12 · White Bear Lake, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1993 · N3854M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected unsuitable terrain for landing. The snow covered runway was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI92LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA205.md): Cessna 180H · Blaine, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1992 · N7955V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent activation of wheel brakes.
- [NTSB CHI91LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA288.md): Cessna 185F · Afton, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1991 · N1074F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent lowering of the wheels during the water landing.
- [NTSB CHI87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA134.md): Cessna U206C · Grand Rapids, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1987 · N3970G · Substantial damage
  > The plt rprtd that drg a water lndg, the left float dug in & caused the left wing to strike the water. Subsequently, the acft nosed over. The plt did not rprt any abnormal wind or water condition.
- [NTSB CHI83LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA298.md): Taylorcraft BC-65 · St. George, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1983 · N23632 · Substantial damage
  > The plt elected to land on an uncultivated farm field that had been exposed to heavy rains 2 days previously. During the landing roll-out, the acft encounter soft terrain & nosed over.
- [NTSB CHI83LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA204.md): Cessna 180J · Ely, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1983 · N9906N · Substantial damage
  > The plt was practicing water takeoffs & landings. He stated that during takeoff a gust of wind caught the acft lifting the right wing. The left wing struck the water & the acft flipped inverted.
- [NTSB CHI82DA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA107.md): Cessna 172K · Fairmont, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 30, 1982 · N84344 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot encountered adverse weather and elected to land at Fairmont,Minnesota. While taxiing after landing, the aircraft flipped over in strong wind 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MN' 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" = 300)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=300&state=MN

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