# NTSB investigations, IA: On ground/water encounter 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 CHI07CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA025.md): Cessna 172G · Ankeny, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 17, 2006 · N1374F · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper decision to land on an unlighted runway at night, and her resulting failure to attain a proper touchdown point leading to the landing over run. Contributing factors were the night (low light) condition and the ditch encountered during the… - [NTSB CHI06FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA193.md): Cessna 560 · Cresco, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2006 · N636SE · Substantial damage > The flight crew's inadequate aeronautical decision-making and poor crew resource management (CRM), including the inadequate use of the on-board sources (such as the flight management system and navigation charts), to get critical information about Ellen… - [NTSB CHI06CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA049.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Spirit Lake, IA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 21, 2005 · N4680Z · Substantial damage > The pilot using an unsuitable runway and not maintaining directional control during the landing leading to the nose over on impact with snow. A factor was the snow that remained on the runway after plowing. - [NTSB CHI99LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA179.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Traer, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1999 · N4525R · Substantial damage > The pilot's not maintaining proper runway alignment during the aborted takeoff, and the airport personnel not maintaining the runway. Factors were rough terrain and a dirt bank. - [NTSB CHI95LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA069.md): Cessna S550 · Newton, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1995 · N287MC · Substantial damage > the pilot-in-command's failure to attain runway alignment. A factor was a snowbank. - [NTSB CHI94LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA343.md): Cessna 150 · North Hedrick, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 1994 · N9135U · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight planning and the selection of unsuitable terrain on which to initiate a takeoff. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of overall experience. - [NTSB CHI90DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCD01.md): Finn A. Arnold Glassaire/SH-2 · Shenandoah, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 27, 1990 · N41FJ · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff ground run. A factor in the accident is the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of aircraft involved in the accident. - [NTSB MKC88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88LA049.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Burlington, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 1988 · N2230D · Substantial damage > While taxiing out on a snow covered taxiway, during an air taxi operation, the aircraft struck an unmarked, unlighted, snow covered drainage hole, with the left landing gear. Substantial damage occurred to the left engine nacelle, the left wing spar, and the… - [NTSB MKC86LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA040.md): Beech C23 · Dubuque, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1985 · N67248 · Substantial damage > The aircraft landed on runway 13 because the n-s runway was covered with ice. The wind was from 220 degrees at 16, gusts to 24 knots. The aircraft bounced twice during the landing and drifted left. The aircraft encountered snow along the left side of the… - [NTSB MKC85LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA067.md): Cessna 150 · Keokuk, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1985 · N51004 · Substantial damage > While taxiing for t/o on a sod rwy, gusting winds flipped the C-150 over after it became bogged down in the soft terrain. The plt was aware of the gusting wind conditions but was not expecting to get the a/c stuck, even though the pilot was aware it had… - [NTSB MKC85LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA046.md): Cessna 152 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1985 · N68318 · Substantial damage > Plt was informed of holes along the right side of the rwy so he intentionally touched own on the left side of the rwy. The left main gear contacted a snowbank which paralled the rwy and the acft nosed into the snowbank. - [NTSB MKC83FA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83FA171.md): Aeronca 11CC · Orange City, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1983 · N4368E · Substantial damage > The aircraft had completed a landing in a field and the pilot was attempting a takeoff from the stopping point. The aircraft did not become airborne and ran for aprx 100 feet across a boggy swamp and impacted a four foot high dirt bank. - [NTSB MKC82DA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA134.md): Cessna R172K · Hansell, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 31, 1982 · N758AG · Substantial damage > The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he was blinded by the sun and allowed the aircraft to drift into tall corn beside the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over. ## 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" = 'IA' 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" = 320) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=320&state=IA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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