# NTSB investigations, 1997: 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 FTW98LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA003.md): Cessna 172A · Grand Junction, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1997 · N7692T · Substantial damage
  > Encounter with high gusting winds while standing with the engine running
- [NTSB LAX97LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA231.md): Cessna P206B · Desert Center, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 1997 · N4733F · Destroyed
  > The pilot's unexpected encounter with dust devils during the takeoff ground roll.
- [NTSB ANC97LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA073.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Togiak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1997 · N86801 · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to properly compensate for crosswind conditions. The crosswind was a related factor.
- [NTSB ANC97LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA064.md): Piper PA-12 · Dillingahm, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1997 · N4076M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA062.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Koyuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1997 · N53817 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the winds gusts and crosswind.
- [NTSB LAX97LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA083.md): Cessna 182H · Burbank, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1997 · N1870X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper planning/decision concerning landing and taxiing in high wind conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the unfavorable wind conditions, and the lack of crosswind limit information in the Cessna 182H Pilot's Operating Handbook…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
  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&year=1997

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