# NTSB investigations, NY: On ground/water encounter with weather

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 DCA08IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA08IA019.md): Embraer 145 · Jamaica, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2007 · N272SK · Minor damage
  > the failure of the elevator control rods due to exposure to high winds while the aircraft was parked overnight. Contributing to this incident was the failure of the existing airworthiness directive to adequately detect this discrepancy given the known…
- [NTSB NYC03LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA033.md): MBB BK 117 A-4 · Albany, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2002 · N951AM · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent encounter with a downdraft during engine start, which flexed the main rotor blades and subsequently damaged the tail boom assembly. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the operator to comply with a service bulletin.
- [NTSB NYC95LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA034.md): Cessna 172N · Niagra Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1994 · N104CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and the on ground encounter with gusty winds.
- [NTSB NYC91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA082.md): Latham Pitts Special S-1C · Glens Falls, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1991 · N98RL · Destroyed
  > A loss of control on the ground due to the improper operation of flight controls by the pilot. A factor related to the accident was the variable wind.
- [NTSB NYC90LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA217.md): Piper PA-16 · Red Hook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1990 · N5972H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control and departure off the side of the runway during the landing roll, resulting in a collision with a tree. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of expereince in the aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC90LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA012.md): Cessna 180H · Niagara Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1989 · N7930V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff roll due to strong wind gusts.
- [NTSB NYC87LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA047.md): Piper J-3 · East Moriches, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1986 · N26057 · Substantial damage
  > During the takeoff roll on an instructional solo flight, the flight encountered a crosswind which pushed the Piper off the runway to the left colliding with trees and bush.
- [NTSB NYC85LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA132.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Batavia, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 1985 · N7523D · Substantial damage
  > The commercial rated-flight instructor took off genesee co. airport and flew a normal pattern for landing. Some gustiness was noted by the pilot by observing the wind sock. During landing roll out, a slight swerve to the south, aircraft landing to the west,…
- [NTSB NYC85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA115.md): Cessna C172 · Poestenkill, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1985 · N172TD · Substantial damage
  > Cessna 172TD encountered strong gusty crosswind while taking from rensselaer airpark and directional control was lost. The aircraft verred off the left side off the run-way and collid with the terrain. Full right rudder was applied to correct the deviation.…
- [NTSB NYC85FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA097.md): Cessna 421B · Johnson City, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 2, 1985 · N5407J · Destroyed
  > After a heavy snow shower passed over the airport, the accident acft attempted a departure. Immediately after takeoff the plt transmitted that he was coming back to land. The acft crashed shortly thereafter, 1 mile southwest of the airport. Ground witnesses…
- [NTSB NYC84LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA166.md): Cessna C188 · Seneca Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 1984 · N8113V · Substantial damage
  > Pilot attempted to compensate for gusty wnd cond by lnding the acft tail high. The acft began to wx vane and in an effort to correct, the plt used excessive rt brake. The braking action combined with the gusty wnd exceeded the elevator authority and the acft…

## 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" = 330)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=330&state=NY

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