# NTSB investigations, NV: 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 LAX01LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA242.md): Cessna 310I · Amargosa Valley, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2001 · N8199M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to depart on a taxiway unsuitable for takeoff under existing conditions. An additional factor was a berm at the end of the taxiway.
- [NTSB LAX00LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA241.md): Cessna 206 · Gerlach, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2000 · N511RB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to takeoff from an unsuitable area and his collision with a dirt berm.
- [NTSB LAX99LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA070.md): Avions Max Holste MH 1521 Broussard · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 1999 · N4022 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during a rejected takeoff. A factor in the accident was the undetermined pitch control/trim system problem, which led to the pilot's rejected takeoff decision and may have distracted him during attempts…
- [NTSB LAX98IA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98IA261.md): Boeing 727-2Q8 · Las Vegas, NV · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1998 · N831L · Minor damage
  > The airport personnel's failure to properly mark the ditch hazard and the taxiway boundaries surrounding it, and, the captain's failure to maintain a situational awareness of his location with respect to the taxiway layout. The dark night lighting condition…
- [NTSB LAX94LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA275.md): Mooney M20C · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1994 · N6959U · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to obtain the proper takeoff speed. Factors are the high density altitude and the crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA078.md): Bell 206B · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1993 · N162BC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to properly position the helicopter away from the dolly edge during the initial touchdown.
- [NTSB LAX92LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA006.md): Bentley Mongoose A · Boulder City, NV · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1991 · N7143K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's selection of an inadequate takeoff area which was too short for the prevailing conditions.
- [NTSB SEA90LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA022.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1989 · N416CP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not attain proper alignment with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the ditch and the pilot's diverted attention.
- [NTSB SEA89LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA108.md): Cessna 170B · Gerlach, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1989 · N2873C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot displayed poor judgement by selecting unsuitable terrain for landing. As a result, the airplane nosed over during the landing roll on the soft terrain.
- [NTSB SEA88LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA136.md): Cessna 210 · Baker, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1988 · N6524X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated he landed long on unattended grass strip due to gusty wing conds. The aircraft encountered a ditch or vehicle track hidden by vegetation, shearing nose gear and collapsing left main.
- [NTSB LAX82DA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA281.md): Beech 95-B55 · Henderson, NV · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 29, 1982 · N455HC · Substantial damage
  > Pilot raised landing gear instead of flaps on a touch and go landing. Pilot owns a C-411 and a BE-B55. Switches are reversed on these aircraft.

## 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" = 'NV' 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=NV

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