# Final NTSB investigations

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 ERA21LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA015.md): Piper PA24 · Friendly, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2020 · N155TE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB CEN21LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA014.md): Piper PA32R · Kimberling City, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2020 · N3445Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in his inadvertent departure with the tow bar connected to the nose wheel, and the low approach while returning to the airport, which allowed the tow bar to contact trees.
- [NTSB ANC21LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA001.md): Douglas C54 · Yakataga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 10, 2020 · N96358 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ decision to land on a wet, soft runway, which resulted in the loss of braking action upon landing and a subsequent runway overrun and nose landing gear collapse.
- [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 ERA21LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA014.md): Pipistrel Alpha Trainer · Rural Hall, NC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2020 · N227PF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and improper recovery from an unusual attitude, which resulted in an in-flight breakup.
- [NTSB ERA21LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA013.md): Piper PA18 · Plymouth, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2020 · N8788D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering gusting headwind.
- [NTSB ERA21LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA011.md): Cessna 414 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2020 · N8132Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection during which he failed to detect a flight control abnormality, and his failure to expediently abort the takeoff, which resulted in the co-pilot performing a delayed aborted takeoff and the subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA21LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA031.md): Sparrowhawk II · North Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2020 · N40380 · Substantial damage
  > A ruptured fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA21FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA010.md): Czech Sport Cruiser · Waterloo, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 7, 2020 · N251SC · Substantial damage
  > The improper configuration of the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation following the failure of the electric fuel pump.
- [NTSB CEN21LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA033.md): American Champion 7ECA · Longview, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2020 · N790L · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of a clevis pin in the rudder system which led to a loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA012.md): Kjostad Jorgen A Wagabond · New Richmond, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2020 · N744K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. Contributing was the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane.
- [NTSB WPR21LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA033.md): Schleicher ASK21 · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2020 · N684KS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper application of the airbrakes during final approach, which resulted in a landing area undershoot and subsequent hard, bounced landing.
- [NTSB WPR21LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA011.md): Rans S-7 · Spirit Lake, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2020 · N55893 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA21LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA009.md): Watson Michael A Velocity Elite RG · Lady Lake, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2020 · N78BM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA008.md): Stephens William E Quicksilver MXL-2 Sport · Mount Vernon, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2020 · N2942A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin and loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to perform aerobatic maneuvers in an…
- [NTSB WPR21LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA005.md): Cessna 150 · Rimrock, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2020 · N22979 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA21LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA007.md): Champion 8KCAB · Ellijay, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2020 · N787AC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and a subsequent noseover.
- [NTSB CEN21LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA050.md): Bellanca 1730 · San Saba, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2020 · N7333V · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN21LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA006.md): Aeronca 7AC · Salida, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2020 · N3370E · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a steel object.
- [NTSB CEN21FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA007.md): Beech S35 · Telluride, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 5, 2020 · N4444K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of control during the climb to cruise flight resulting in the airplane’s impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to not climb to a higher altitude before proceeding over high terrain.
- [NTSB WPR21LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA006.md): Capella XLS · Firth, ID · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N7143A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing flare which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with the ground.
- [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.
- [NTSB ERA21LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA006.md): Piper PA28 · Fulton, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N6179U · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s improper maintenance, which resulted in the crankshaft expansion plug dislodging in flight and a subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA21LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA004.md): Cessna 182 · Beechhurst, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N6506M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s selection of a landing area that provided inadequate distance from obstacles and his subsequent decision to abort the landing with inadequate takeoff distance available, which resulted in a high-speed collision with a concrete bulkhead.…
- [NTSB CEN21LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA023.md): Evolution Revolt · Durango, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N912RE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing following a hard landing and failure of the right main tire.
- [NTSB CEN21LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA010.md): Cessna TR182 · Bridgeport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N5196S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which led to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN21LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA001.md): Cessna 210 · Cedaredge, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 4, 2020 · N9568X · Destroyed
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA012.md): Beech 23 · Spruce Pines, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2020 · N8783M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the wind conditions at the destination airport and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a long, tailwind landing and subsequent runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA008.md): Experimental Quad City Challenger II · Northfield, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2020 · N129AY · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to oil starvation of the No. 1 cylinder. Contributing to the accident was the pinched No. 1 cylinder oil injection line.
- [NTSB CEN21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA003.md): Cessna 172 · Hinckley, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2020 · N4972G · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with deer while landing.
- [NTSB CEN21LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA002.md): Cessna 182 · Byers, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 3, 2020 · N9901E · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR21LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA008.md): Cessna 180 · Princeton, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N8678X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to enrichen the mixture, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA003.md): Socata TBM700 · Corfu, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N965DM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons during the descent to the destination airport.
- [NTSB ERA21LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA002.md): Beech BE-36 · Green Sea, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N656V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent placement of the fuel selector in an intermediate position, which starved the engine of fuel and resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN21LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA009.md): Mooney M20F · Denver, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N7798M · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the landing gear motor that prevented the gear from extending fully to the down and locked position, which resulted in a gear collapse on landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.
- [NTSB CEN21LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA005.md): Air Tractor AT402 · Egypt, AR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N4540F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree limb during a low-level aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN21LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA004.md): Piper PA46 · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 2, 2020 · N62ZM · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB WPR21LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA002.md): Zenith CH601 · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2020 · N601SA · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA21LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA005.md): Fokker DR1 · Wake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2020 · N512FH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of the improper installation of the ram air fuel vent tube, which resulted in the tube separating from the airplane during taxi and subsequent negative pressure inside the fuel tank.
- [NTSB ANC20LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA100.md): Cessna 180 · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 1, 2020 · N926LL · Substantial damage
  > The mechanic’s failure to properly repair the tailwheel, which resulted in a malfunction of the tailwheel and a loss of directional control.
- [NTSB WPR20LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA332.md): Piper PA28 · Oregon City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2020 · N5397S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing, loss of directional control and subsequent collision with a hangar.
- [NTSB ERA20LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA342.md): Bellanca 7GCB · DeFuniak Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2020 · N8950R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left landing gear airframe cross tube during landing, due to corrosion hidden under riveted fairing.
- [NTSB DCA21LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA21LA018.md): Boeing 777 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2020 · N860DA · No damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with severe turbulence while flying over a mountain range during cruise.
- [NTSB CEN20LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA429.md): Cessna 172 · Higginsville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2020 · N461CM · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during takeoff at night.
- [NTSB CEN20LA431](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA431.md): Cessna 172 · Big Rapids, MI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2020 · N79300 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a deer during takeoff.
- [NTSB CEN20LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA427.md): Schleicher ASK21 · Hinckley, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2020 · N721WC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper control input during a bounced landing that resulted in the glider impacting terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20LA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA425.md): Cessna 172N · Spring, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 29, 2020 · N75634 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during climb and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA20LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA341.md): Tecnam P92 · Centerville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2020 · N562TU · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the No. 1 cylinder exhaust valve spring retainer due to air trapped in the lubrication system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ENG20LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA046.md): Thrush S2R-H80 · Donalsonville, GA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2020 · N6216K · Minor damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to a loose torque meter attachment nut in the reduction gearbox that jammed the planetary gearset causing the power turbine shaft to separate from the power turbine disk, resulting in the power turbine overspeeding and…
- [NTSB CEN20LA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA421.md): Beech A36 · Lago Vista, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 28, 2020 · N104RK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack…

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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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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