# NTSB investigations, WY: 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 DEN05LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA142.md): Shea Vans RV6A · Glendo, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2005 · N985JS · Substantial damage
  > failure of the nose gear during the landing roll.
- [NTSB SEA94LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA043.md): Cessna 172H · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1993 · N3734F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's poor in flight decision. Factors include high winds, gusts, and the pilot's lack of total experience operating in high wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA94LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA025.md): Cessna T210F · Sheridan, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1993 · N6177R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not obtain proper assistance after landing in high wing conditions. Factors contributing to the accident were the strong, gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB SEA93LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA203.md): Maule M-7-235 · Recluse, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 1993 · N61043 · Substantial damage
  > The brake system locked for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB SEA91LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA140.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Newcastle, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1991 · N5530K · Substantial damage
  > The fracture failure of the landing gear axle.
- [NTSB DEN88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA066.md): Piper J3C · Cody, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1988 · N7468 · Substantial damage
  > During an attempted landing at a private airstrip which was covered by 5-6 inches of dry powdered snow, the acft touched down. It pitched forward and nosed over. After the acft came to rest, the pilot got out of the acft, examined the landing gear, and…
- [NTSB DEN82DA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA126.md): Aerospatiale SA 315B · Big Piney, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 2, 1982 · N49532 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he felt a shudder while he was taking off with a long line attached. He began a descent, and when the helicopter was about 5 ft above the ground, the long line caught a tree. Subsequently, the helicopter pitched nose down and the rotor…
- [NTSB DEN82DA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA105.md): Piper PA-20 · Near Rawlins, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 19, 1982 · N3411A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he had landed on a blacktop road, but opted to takeoff on a gravel road because of the proximity of reflector posts to the wings. He stepped off the road and estimated that he had about 800 ft for takeoff. The density altitude was about…
- [NTSB DEN82DA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA078.md): Cessna 182M · Lovell, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 4, 1982 · N91682 · Substantial damage
  > After landing on a dirt road to talk to a sheep herder, the aircraft was taxied off the road. A gust of wind picked the tail of the aircraft up and turned the aircraft over. The pilot reported winds were from 135 degees at 20 knots gusting to 30 knots.

## 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" = 'WY' 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=WY

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