# NTSB investigations, NM: 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 DEN05CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA146.md): Schleicher ASW-20B · Moriarty, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2005 · N734K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the takeoff roll which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB DEN99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA001.md): Cessna 140A · Belen, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1998 · N9403A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were his inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions, and the airplane manufacturer's failure to provide adequate performance data.
- [NTSB FTW95LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA260.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Mimbres, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1995 · N3032R · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight planning and the selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff by the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB FTW95LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA077.md): Cessna P210N · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1995 · N6106W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not align the aircraft with the runway. Factors were the dusk light conditions and the pilot's failure to activate the pilot controlled runway lights.
- [NTSB DEN88LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA007.md): Aerostar S-66A · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1987 · N64547 · No damage
  > Upon landing, the balloon touched down on a gravel road and bounced over a small depression. The basket struck a small mound and threw three of the six passengers against the rail of the basket. The other passengers fell against them and the three were…
- [NTSB DEN85LQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LQA03.md): Piper PA-18A · Tucumcari, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 4, 1985 · N1754A · Substantial damage
  > On July 4, 1985, at 1400 MDT, a Piper PA-18, N1754A, registered to ted w. stallings, departed the designated taxiway and collided with a culvert at Tucumcari municipal airport, Tucumcari, new Mexico. The aircraft was being taxied for thepurpose of a local…
- [NTSB FTW83LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA255.md): Glasflugel H-301 · Los Lunas, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1983 · N1017 · Substantial damage
  > The glider ground looped off the rwy after the wingtip contacted tall grass. The acft had gone to the right early in thetow but the plt thought the tow would straighten him out even after the wing dropped to the ground. When the right wing contacted tall…
- [NTSB FTW82FQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA20.md): Cessna T210M · Belen, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 7, 1982 · N761YA · Destroyed
  > A person called abq fss at 2310Z on 6/7/82 & asked for a wx briefing in the area of deming/silver city, NM to abq. He said he was a pilot & the acft was N761YA. On 6/11/82, the burned out remains of the acft were found in open desert terrain. Tracks appearing…
- [NTSB FTW82DA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA057.md): Cessna 172 · Navajo Dam, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 13, 1982 · N8862B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed at an unattended airport on what he thought to be approximately 2 inches of snow. It turned out to be 8 inches and the aircraft turned over on landing.
- [NTSB FTW82DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA052.md): Cessna 152 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 31, 1982 · N89963 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor elected to use a 2800 to 3200 ft road as a landing strip to practice a landing and takeoff. The instructor had used the road many times before and considered it an ideal practice area. The road had been recently graded, was located away from…

## 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" = 'NM' 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=NM

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