# NTSB investigations, CA

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB WPR21LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA217.md): Cessna 182 · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 31, 2021 · N47UP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB WPR21LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA208.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Hollister, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 26, 2021 · N75016 · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of a relief valve spring that was shorter than the standard spring length, which slowed the response of the propeller governor to change the pitch of the blades during climbout, resulting in a partial loss of power.
- [NTSB WPR21LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA205.md): Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Ventura, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2021 · N87WF · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power, during cruise flight, due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a forced landing to an open field where the airplane nosed over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA199.md): Harry Crosby RV-6 · Byron, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 18, 2021 · N16CX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff while operating in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA197.md): Stearman 4E · Porterville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 17, 2021 · N663K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR21LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA194.md): Cessna 210 · Lake Arrowhead, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 15, 2021 · N7350E · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a malfunction of the fuel flow manifold valve.
- [NTSB WPR21LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA221.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2021 · N2010P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper flare during a landing attempt in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB WPR21LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA200.md): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C · Glenn, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2021 · N6596K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and an off-airport hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA253.md): Cessna T206H · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 10, 2021 · N206DT · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The Kingair pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxiing, which resulted in a ground collision.
- [NTSB WPR21LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA187.md): Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 9, 2021 · N104GX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusty wind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA188.md): Cessna 182Q · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2021 · N54PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and his subsequent inadequate pitch and airplane control during a go around which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB WPR21LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA171.md): Consolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Twentynine Palms, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 21, 2021 · N2989P · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to inadequate ignition from cracked spark plugs and a failed magneto.
- [NTSB WPR21LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA146.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra · Watsonville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2021 · N656DF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR21LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA167.md): American Legend AL3 · Petaluma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2021 · N712YP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.
- [NTSB WPR21LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA148.md): Mooney M20J · Alturas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 27, 2021 · N9146Q · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing, loss of airplane control and subsequent collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA133.md): Bell 206 · Lucerne Valley, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2021 · N6133C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering with a tailwind, resulting in the helicopter spinning and colliding with terrain.
- [NTSB DCA21LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA096.md): Bombardier CL-600-2C10 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 16, 2021 · N706SK · No damage
  > the improper retraction of the main cabin door, which resulted in the flight attendant falling when she opened the door at the destination.
- [NTSB WPR21LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA130.md): Bell 206B · Laton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 13, 2021 · N161BH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during low-altitude maneuvering.
- [NTSB WPR21LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA125.md): Phillip B Rolls Pitts 12-EH · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 8, 2021 · N54LM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA126.md): Cessna 190 · Camarillo, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2021 · N190RC · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA123.md): Aermacchi Impala MB-326M · Edwards, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2021 · N155TP · Destroyed
  > The flight crew’s restricted rudder inputs while in an inverted spin that precluded spin recovery.
- [NTSB WPR21LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA121.md): Cessna 150J · Lodi, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 3, 2021 · N60290 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a fatigue crack in the No. 3 cylinder connecting rod shaft resulting from either preignition or detonation, which resulted in a forced landing and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA119.md): Mooney M20E · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 24, 2021 · N3254F · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of corrosion and rust in the fuel injection servo.
- [NTSB WPR21FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA114.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 19, 2021 · N57014 · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 6 exhaust valve for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR21LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA111.md): Piper PA46R-350T · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 14, 2021 · N40TS · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s encounter with mountain wave activity with severe turbulence, which resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA110.md): Dassault FALCON900EX · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 13, 2021 · N823RC · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s operation of the airplane outside of the manufacturer’s specified weight and balance limitations and with an improper trim setting, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to rotate during the attempted takeoff. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB WPR21LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA106.md): Jabiru SP 250 · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 5, 2021 · N7850K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB WPR21LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA104.md): Cessna 150 · Riverside, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 4, 2021 · N8107S · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation due to the pilot’s inadequate weather and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR21LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA098.md): Cessna T182T · Crescent City, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 31, 2021 · N291FR · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to the failure of both magneto capacitors.
- [NTSB ENG21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG21LA013.md): Boeing 767-338 · Ontario, CA · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 29, 2021 · N363CM · Minor damage
  > The fatigue fracture and liberation of two airfoils from a low pressure turbine stage 5 nozzle segment that impacted and damaged the downstream low pressure stage 5 blades creating an initial imbalance load in the engine’s low pressure turbine rotor…
- [NTSB WPR21LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA076.md): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Santa Monica, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 3, 2021 · N52NL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground-loop.
- [NTSB WPR21LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA075.md): Beech 35 · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 28, 2020 · N5474D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR21LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA072.md): Navion Navion A · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2020 · N4106K · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the gascolator fuel inlet line and hose clamp connection, which resulted in the total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WPR21LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA069.md): Cessna 172 · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 13, 2020 · N5098E · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 3 exhaust valve rocker arm stud.
- [NTSB WPR21LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA080.md): Cessna 172 · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 4, 2020 · N737NB · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, aerodynamic stall, and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA059.md): Cessna TU206 · Twentynine Palms, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 21, 2020 · N878AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to takeoff with a known mechanical engine anomaly, and the failure of the No. 2-cylinder exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the initial climb and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA071.md): Co Z Cozy · Compton, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 17, 2020 · N82V · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to an improperly installed sparkplug.
- [NTSB WPR21LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA055.md): Cessna 152 · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 14, 2020 · N757PY · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB WPR21FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA048.md): Cessna 182 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 12, 2020 · N939CP · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the throttle control hardware during recent maintenance, which resulted in its disconnection and a subsequent loss of engine power on approach for landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA052.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Fallbrook, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 11, 2020 · N57517 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined with the available evidence.
- [NTSB WPR21FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21FA044.md): Piper PA38 · Grass Valley, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 10, 2020 · N6380A · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB WPR21LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA040.md): Schleicher ASW20C · Clayton, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 7, 2020 · N18MA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots of each glider to see an avoid one another while maneuvering, which resulted in a mid-air collision.
- [NTSB WPR21LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA049.md): Ronald A Gawer RV-12 · Byron, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2020 · N975G · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft.
- [NTSB WPR21LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA039.md): Agusta A109 · Los Angeles, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 6, 2020 · N109EX · Substantial damage
  > The loss of tail rotor control due to the separation of the tail rotor duplex bearing ring nut from the thrust sleeve, which resulted in the loss of helicopter control.
- [NTSB WPR21LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA064.md): Stinson 108-3 · El Monte, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 3, 2020 · N6855M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of directional control during the landing roll due to an undetermined failure of the tailwheel assembly.
- [NTSB WPR21LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA022.md): Piper J3-C65 · El Cajon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 23, 2020 · N98615 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR21LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA019.md): Glasair III · Hayward, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 21, 2020 · N1YX · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of a clogged fuel filter. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance and inspection of the fuel filter.
- [NTSB WPR21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA012.md): Cessna 150 · Bishop, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 11, 2020 · N22963 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to the pilot’s inadvertent closure of the mixture control which starved the engine of fuel and resulted in a hard landing and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA013.md): Ralph C Kimball Sea Rey · Parker Dam, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 9, 2020 · N32RK · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent encounter with water wake during the takeoff sequence that degraded the airplane’s airspeed and resulted in the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the initial climb.
- [NTSB WPR21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA003.md): Evolution Revo · Hawthorne, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N449WB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

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## 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" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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