# NTSB investigations, NY: 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 NYC07CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA069.md): Cessna 172 · Utica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 25, 2007 · N7141A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank.
- [NTSB NYC04CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA096.md): Hughes 269B · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2004 · N9520F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while hover-taxiing. A factor in this accident was the high wind condition.
- [NTSB NYC04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA080.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Hornell, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 29, 2004 · N86715 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with soft snow during takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC03CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA202.md): Cessna 182B · Spencerport, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 21, 2003 · N7225E · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to perform a go-around.
- [NTSB NYC03FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA162.md): Start & Flug H101 · Rock Hill, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2003 · N999JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing.
- [NTSB IAD00LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA001.md): Cessna 182S · Staatsburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1999 · N783WW · Substantial damage
  > was the pilot's encounter with an unseen embankment while maneuvering to avoid a deer on the runway.
- [NTSB NYC99LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA179.md): Allen-Charles Barracuda · Hermon, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1999 · N849JA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in a precautionary landing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for the precautionary landing.
- [NTSB NYC99LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA180.md): Cessna 172 · Mattituck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1999 · N7164Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the solo flight.
- [NTSB NYC97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA012.md): Socata TB 9 Tampico · Laurens, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 4, 1996 · N5541C · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for a precautionary landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the student becoming lost, the subsequent low fuel condition, and the embankment in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB NYC95LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA199.md): Let Blanik L-13 · Mayville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1995 · N69AS · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flight control input during the landing roll in high grass, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent wingtip damage.
- [NTSB NYC95LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA236.md): Piper PA-28-180C · Nunda, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 1994 · N9235J · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's failure to assure that an adequate runway length was available.
- [NTSB NYC94LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA079.md): Cessna A185F · Hempstead, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 13, 1994 · N30NC · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent collision with a hidden obstruction after swerving to avoid birds during a water takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA070.md): Aviat Pitts S-2B · Albion, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1994 · N60827 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, and the subsequent collision with soft terrain and nose over. Factors related to the accident were: the snowbanks on either side of the runway, and the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB BFO92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA020.md): Douglas DC-9-30 · Horseheads, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1992 · N964VJ · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft encountered a sudden wind gust during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DEN90LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA046.md): Boeing 757-222 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1990 · N505UA · Substantial damage
  > Overrotation of the aircraft during takeoff. Factors related to the accident were: the first officer's improper use of the flight manual, which resulted in his improper calculations of the rotation speed, and inadequate supervision concerning verification of…
- [NTSB NYC90DFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DFJ01.md): Steele Acrosport II · Penn Yan, NY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 3, 1990 · N896JC · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground run. His lack of experience & the snowbank were related factors.
- [NTSB NYC88LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA242.md): Gulfstream American AA-5B · Roscoe, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1988 · N4518N · Destroyed
  > The plt said the eng lost power during takeoff past mid-field and he initiated an abort. The acft was unable to stop in the remaining rwy and collided with a dirt embankment past the end of the rwy. The owner of the acft is a student plt and was the passenger…
- [NTSB NYC87LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA070.md): Cessna 172N · Duanesburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1987 · N9193G · Substantial damage
  > On lndg the acft ran into a snowbank causing minor dmg to the acft. Aft determining it airworthy the plt elected to depart and ran into another snowbank on the takeoff. He stated that the accd occurred because of poor judgement to attempt a takeoff from an…
- [NTSB NYC84LA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA284.md): Hughes 369D · Fishers Island, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1984 · N6666C · Substantial damage
  > The certified flt instructor (CFI) stated that he was teaching his student autorotation's to touchdown. He continued to state that his student applied too much left pedal just prior to touchdown. This caused the helicopter to yaw to the left. The CFI stated…
- [NTSB NYC83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA163.md): Piper J3C-65 · Argyle, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1983 · N19AN · Substantial damage
  > The plt attempted to start the eng by hand propping for aprx 20 min. The eng finally started & continued to rev up. During this time, the passenger was in the rear seat. As the plt was returning to the cockpit, the acft began to roll forward. The plt was…

## 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" = 'NY' 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=NY

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