# NTSB investigations, 2003

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 MIA03FA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA167.md): Piper PA-31 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2003 · N93DC · Destroyed
  > The failure of the flightcrew to maintain airspeed (Vs) resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with the ground.
- [NTSB FTW03WA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA221.md): Cessna 152 · Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 21, 2003 · HI648SP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA146.md): Cessna 150F · Laramie, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2003 · N8065F · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, trees, mountainous terrain, and unsuitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA292.md): Luscombe 8A · Macon, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2003 · N25342 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the rudder, which resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing. A factor to the accident was the crosswind gust.
- [NTSB CHI03LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA275.md): Cessna 170 · Neche, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2003 · CFGRD · Substantial damage
  > The unsuitable terrain encountered during the precautionary landing. Contributing factors to the accident include the pilot becoming lost/disoriented, his decision to perform a precautionary landing, and the soft terrain encountered during landing.
- [NTSB CHI03FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA277.md): Bell TH-13T · Light, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2003 · N38CD · Substantial damage
  > The total failure and seizure of the main rotor transmission while in cruise flight leading to the helicopter’s impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ANC03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA098.md): Aerospatiale SA319B · Whittier, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2003 · N319LF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's encounter with ground resonance during landing, which resulted in an aborted landing and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
- [NTSB SEA03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA175.md): Globe GC-1B · Cottonwood, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N80978 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors contributing to the accident were the updraft, the terrain drop-off, and the fence.
- [NTSB SEA03LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA174.md): Piper PA-28-200R · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N4816T · Substantial damage
  > Landing gear collapse for undetermined reasons during the landing roll. On ground collision with a runway light was a factor.
- [NTSB MIA03LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA166.md): Robinson Robinson R22 Beta · Odessa, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N129YE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain the proper airspeed during the practice 180-degree autorotational landing and his failure to maintain main rotor rpm resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the delay by the designated pilot…
- [NTSB FTW03LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA199.md): Cessna T188C · Colorado City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N3872J · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to failure of the crankshaft. A contributing factor was low altitude flight.
- [NTSB FTW03LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA197.md): Bell 206B · Mason, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N9877Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line. A contributing factor was the sunglare.
- [NTSB CHI03LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA276.md): Beech 1900D · Muskegon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N79SK · Substantial damage
  > The airplane colliding with a deer during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI03LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA274.md): Boeing A-75 · La Crosse, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N806RB · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the engine's crankshaft. A factor was the corn crop.
- [NTSB CHI03LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA271.md): Cessna 188A · Freeman, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N8150V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and clearance during landing roll. Additional factors included the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, the crosswind and the corn crop.
- [NTSB CHI03IA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03IA293.md): Bell 230 · Wilmington, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N880SF · Minor damage
  > The material defect during the manufacture of the tail rotor counterweight bellcrank and the bellcrank's subsequent failure due to a fatigue fracture.
- [NTSB ATL03LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA130.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Winchester, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2003 · N8496R · Substantial damage
  > A maintenance personnel failure to follow propeller inspection procedures that resulted in a fatigue failure of a propeller blade and the subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX03LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA304.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N3817T · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the right main gear during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB IAD03CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA071.md): Cessna 172 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N229ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA278.md): Ayres S2R-G6 · Breckenridge, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N23EG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines during the aerial application pass rendering the airplane uncontrollable. The powerlines were a factor.
- [NTSB CHI03LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA273.md): Ayres S2R-T660 · Blytheville, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N4114A · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and altitude/clearance not being maintained from the transmission wires. A factor to the accident was the transmission wires.
- [NTSB CHI03LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA272.md): Piper PA-25 · Brandon, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N4346Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the corn crop during an aerial application maneuver. Additional factors were the terrain induced turbulence and the corn crop.
- [NTSB CHI03LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA268.md): Piper J3C-65 · Tocsin, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N37923 · Destroyed
  > The pilot attempting the low altitude turn and his failure to maintain clearance from the corn crop. A factor to the accident was the corn crop.
- [NTSB CHI03LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA267.md): Beech BE-76 · Hammond, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 2003 · N1812S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot exceeded the design limits of the wings when he pulled out of an inadvertent spiral after he lost control of the airplane while operating in IMC conditions. Additional factors included the pilot's flight from VMC to IMC conditions, the turbulence in…
- [NTSB MIA03LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA163.md): Beech 400A · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2003 · N51NP · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent left brake application by the copilot during the takeoff roll and the delay by the pilot-in-command to abort the takeoff resulting in a loss of directional control, and on-ground encounter with terrain.
- [NTSB LAX03IA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03IA259.md): Airbus A340-300 · Honolulu, HI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2003 · C-FYKX · Minor damage
  > the failure of the center landing gear tires as a result of low tire pressure.
- [NTSB FTW03CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03CA201.md): Cessna 210D · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2003 · N139RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to comply with the checklist resulting in a wheels up landing. Contributing to the accident was self-induced pressure.
- [NTSB ATL03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA129.md): William Allen MONI-1 · Timberlake, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2003 · N240A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ANC03CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA097.md): Cessna 170B · Sparrevohn, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2003 · N8016A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind, which resulted in collapse of the left main landing gear during the takeoff roll. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB SEA03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA172.md): Cessna 152 · Hamilton, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N68281 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the improper recovery from the bounced landing.
- [NTSB SEA03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA171.md): Cessna 185 · Emmett, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N185LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a quartering tailwind during the initial part of the landing roll, and his failure to adequately decrease his brake applications to compensate for the tailwind conditions. Factors include, variable, gusting…
- [NTSB NYC03LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA178.md): Aerofab Lake 250 · Phippsburg, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N8550U · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's collision with a submerged object during a water landing.
- [NTSB ENG04WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG04WA004.md): Bell 204B · Bonapart Lake, Canada · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 17, 2003 · C-GEAP · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL03FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA128.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Rome, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N99748 · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination (water). Also causal was the pilot's loss of control for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL03FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA127.md): Boeing PT-17 Stearman · Tuckasegee, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N38998 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor was drug impairment.
- [NTSB ANC03LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA095.md): Piper PA-12 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N2941M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions and maintain aircraft control during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control and in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident are a crosswind and wind…
- [NTSB ANC03FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FAMS1.md): Alon A-2 (Aircoupe) · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N6520Q · Destroyed
  > Undetermined..
- [NTSB ANC03FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03FA096.md): Reims 406 · Barrow, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N6591L · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with ocean waters while maneuvering for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB SEA03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA170.md): Avid Magnum · Greenwater, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N2054F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while manuevering for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC03LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA177.md): Boeing 737-800 · Wooster, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N329TZ · No damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB NYC03CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA179.md): Cessna 172RG · Glens Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N9673B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control during the flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors in this accident were wind gusts and the pilot's improper decision to land during thunderstorm activity.
- [NTSB MIA03LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA162.md): Piper PA-25-235 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N8785L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The poor judgment by the pilot-in-command of the airplane for his initiation of takeoff after the helicopter pilot had announced intention to perform a 180-degree autorotation to the runway, and the failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout resulting…
- [NTSB FTW03WA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03WA218.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Chilpancingo, Mexico · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 16, 2003 · N1647J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW03LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA202.md): Beech BE-36TC · Temple, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N93PP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed and his failure to abort the takeoff roll resulting in an overrun.
- [NTSB DEN03LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA144.md): Luscombe 8E · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N1614K · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the landing gear tire valve stem resulting in the left main tire deflating, and the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB CHI03LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA328.md): Let L-13 Blanik · Highland, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N302SL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to extend the spoilers and his inadvertent use of the flaps during final approach, which resulted in the proper touchdown point being exceeded due to excessive airspeed. A factor to the accident was the dirt mound.
- [NTSB CHI03LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA269.md): Holden Pulsar · Willmar, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N78DT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB CHI03LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA266.md): Cessna 172G · Bowdon, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2003 · N6057R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which led to a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience, the crosswind condition, wind gusts and power lines.
- [NTSB MIA03WA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA164.md): Gates Learjet 35A · Cancun, Mexico · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 15, 2003 · N403FW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW03LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA196.md): Holmes Challenger II · Eldorado, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2003 · N20EJ · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during the takeoff/initial climb following the separation of the front cockpit throttle control cable resulting from inadequate maintenance.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=2003&page=16

## 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") = 2003
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=15&year=2003

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