# NTSB investigations, 1990: 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 CHI91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA024.md): Cessna 180 · Northwood, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1990 · N2987C · Substantial damage
  > Poor in-flight planning and decision, unsuitable terrain selected by the PIC.
- [NTSB SEA90LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA185.md): Cessna 180A · Paisley, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1990 · N9669B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a landing site.
- [NTSB SEA90LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA173.md): Cessna 172P · Granite Falls, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1990 · N65857 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in command's use of excessive flaps for takeoff resulting in loss of climb performance.
- [NTSB CHI90LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA216.md): Cessna 188 · Salisbury, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1990 · N9106R · Substantial damage
  > Proper touchdown point not attained and go-around not performed by the PIC.
- [NTSB NYC90LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA188.md): Cessna 150M · Rochester, NH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1990 · N45238 · Substantial damage
  > Undetermined.
- [NTSB DEN90DQA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA02.md): Grumman G-164A · Deming, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 1, 1990 · N668U · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control during landing roll due to the condition of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the poor maintenance of the runway surface.
- [NTSB ANC90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA127.md): Piper PA-12 · Kustatan River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1990 · N98994 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected unsuitable terrain for landing. The terrain was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB ATL90LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA143.md): Stinson 108-1 · Fort Payne, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1990 · N9039K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of a runway which afforded a tailwind, and his improper use of the elevator control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC90LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA113.md): Cessna 180B · Butterfly Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1990 · N3125W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to retract the airplane's wheel prior to a water landing. Contributing factors are his failure to follow established procedures/directives, and habit interference caused by his concern over an air traffic conflict during the preceding takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA136.md): Classic Waco · Plymouth, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N226HS · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to correctly recover from a bounced landing. Factors related to the accident were: improper use of the brakes by the pilot.
- [NTSB ANC90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA092.md): Cessna 185-A · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1990 · N4145Y · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the right main gear torque plate causing an uncontrollable landing roll out.
- [NTSB MKC90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA125.md): Cessna 205 · Jonesburg, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1990 · N8469Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot in commands failure to attain a touchdown on the runway resulting in touchdown to the side of the runway and a nose over in soft terrain.
- [NTSB FTW90DPA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA04.md): Boeing A75N1 · Longview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 4, 1990 · N27933 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's abrupt use of the wheel brakes during the landing roll.
- [NTSB DEN90LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA117.md): Luscombe 8F · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1990 · N1113B · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's improper use of the brakes during landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA080.md): Interstate S1B1 · Beluga River, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1990 · N55AD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot selected unsuitable terrain. Contributing factors were the soft terrain and the pilot's lack of experience in off-airport operations.
- [NTSB BFO90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA047.md): Robinson R-22M · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1990 · N4003K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control while taxiing on turbulent water.
- [NTSB ANC90LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA065.md): Piper PA-18 · Nenana, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1990 · N1192C · Substantial damage
  > The main wheels (or brakes) had locked for an unknown reason.
- [NTSB ANC90LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA059.md): Piper PA-18 · Cordova, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 1990 · N6MX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in a nose-over of the aircraft when it encountered a wave from a boat during the takeoff run.
- [NTSB MKC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA080.md): Grumman G-164A · Mounds, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1990 · N6556 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway and the resultant tailwind condition.
- [NTSB LAX90DVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG03.md): Smyth Sidewinder Smyth · Georgetown, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Mar 29, 1990 · N23D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to abort his landing and execute a go-around.
- [NTSB ATL90LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA085.md): Cessna 172K · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1990 · N7275G · Substantial damage
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was: the adverse wind condition.
- [NTSB LAX90LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA103.md): Pitts S1T · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1990 · N49351 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB LAX90DUG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUG03.md): Groves Cougar · Banning, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 23, 1990 · N4758 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's improper wind evaluation and improper aircraft handling after landing. The tailwind and wind gusts were factors relating to the accident.
- [NTSB ANC90LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA031.md): Cessna 185 · Willow, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1990 · N1802R · Substantial damage
  > Selection of an unsuitable landing area (unsuitable terrain) by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: deep snow on the runway and failure of the flight service station (fss) specialist to inform the pilot that the runway was closed to wheel…
- [NTSB LAX90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA064.md): Cessna 185 · Agua Dulce, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1990 · N9816X · Destroyed
  > Pilot's improper weather evaluation which directly led to his attempted takeoff in an excessive tailwind and subsequent loss of aircraft control during the unsuccessful abort.

## 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") = 1990
  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&year=1990

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