# 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. Page 17 of 42 · 2,062 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB DEN03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA140.md): Cessna 337F · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2003 · N8921M · Substantial damage > Lack of adequate power from the rear engine for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during take-off. A contributing factor to the accident was the low altitude. - [NTSB DEN03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA139.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Crowheart, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2003 · N2973T · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning (attempting to exceed aircraft's published certificated performance), the pilot not obtaining sufficient altitude to clear the terrain (not possible), and the pilot's inadequate in flight planning/decision making.… - [NTSB CHI03LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA247.md): Texas Helicopter OH-13E · Byron, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2003 · N38096 · Substantial damage > The pilot not attaining translational lift during the takeoff. A factor was the high gross weight. - [NTSB ANC03CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA089.md): Cessna 185 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2003 · N185TB · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. - [NTSB MIA03IA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03IA157.md): Cessna 402C · Arecibo, PR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2003 · N371R · No damage > The pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision, and his failure to refuel, which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. - [NTSB LAX03LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA253.md): Bell 206B · Merced, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2003 · N9254Y · Substantial damage > The pilot's excessive movement of the helicopter's controls during an aborted landing, which resulted in a loss of control (dynamic rollover) and an in-flight collision with terrain. - [NTSB DEN03FA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA138.md): Wright Hughes 1-B · Yellowstone Nat, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2003 · N258Y · Destroyed > The in-flight loss of a propeller counterweight, followed by the pilot's loss of aircraft control during a forced landing attempt and subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground. - [NTSB DEN03FA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA137.md): Cessna 182P · Antonito, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2003 · N1344S · Destroyed > The pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, the trees, and the mountainous terrain. - [NTSB CHI03FA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA246.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Clarkfield, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2003 · N4577T · Destroyed > The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from terrain and his continued VFR flight into IMC during cruise flight. A factor was the low ceilings. - [NTSB NYC03FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA173.md): Learjet 35A · Groton, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N135PT · Destroyed > The first officer's inadvertent retraction of the flaps during the low altitude maneuvering, which resulted in the inadvertent stall and subsequent in-flight collision with a residential home. Factors in the accident were the captain's decision to perform a… - [NTSB MIA03LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA155.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N7527A · No damage > The pilot-in-command's failure to sufficiently deviate to avoid known weather, and his failure to activate the seatbelt sign to ensure flight attendants and passengers were seated, which resulted in a passenger receiving serious injuries when the flight… - [NTSB CHI03LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA255.md): Taylorcraft F19 · Lakewood, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N3575T · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper use of the fuel system. A related factor was the tree. - [NTSB CHI03LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA250.md): Cessna 172M · La Monte, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N73660 · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulting in an overrun of the runway. - [NTSB ATL03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA123.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Greenville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N6JH · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after an aborted landing and subsequent collision with an airport runway sign. - [NTSB MIA03WA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03WA156.md): Robinson R-22 · Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 3, 2003 · HI-682SP · Destroyed - [NTSB CHI03LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA241.md): Young Pietenpol Air Camper · Peru, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2003 · N81171 · Destroyed > The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the trees during the landing. A factor was the trees he impacted. - [NTSB NYC03LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA172.md): Mooney M20B · Leonardtown, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N33EM · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel. A factor was the fuel cap not being secured to the tank. - [NTSB MIA03LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA154.md): Piper PA-31-310 · Jupiter, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N876RD · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately plan for the flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a forced landing, and damage to the airplane during the landing. - [NTSB IAD03FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA069.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Galion, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N577SK · Destroyed > The pilot's improper in-flight decision making and flight into known adverse weather conditions while maneuvering to land. Also causal was the pilot's failure to regard the pre-flight weather briefing. Factors were the thunderstorm, rain, wind gusts and hail. - [NTSB FTW03LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA198.md): Piper PA-28R-201T · Alpine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N251BC · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available to the pilot for the forced landing. - [NTSB FTW03LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA191.md): Beech 19A · Fredericksburg, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N7643R · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power due to a rich mixture and reduced airflow to the engine. Contributing factors were the owner's failure to obtain an annual inspection, and improper maintenance procedures used in the installation of the air filter. - [NTSB CHI03LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA245.md): Cessna 150L · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N6791G · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion during the cross country flight. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain encountered during the forced landing. - [NTSB CHI03LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA244.md): Piper J3C-65 · Chadron, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N70522 · Substantial damage > Inadequate preflight planning by the pilot to ensure the required takeoff distance was utilized, as well as a failure to abort the takeoff. Contributing factors were the uphill gradient and the hangar. - [NTSB CHI03LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA243.md): Rockwell International S-2R · Mitchell, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N4923X · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not maintaining clearance from the power line during the low level aerial application maneuver. A related factor was the power line. - [NTSB CHI03LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA242.md): Teratorn · Elbow Lake, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · UNREG · Destroyed > The pilot's intentional flight into known fog and failure to maintain aircraft control during cruise flight. A factor was the fog, and the low altitude flight. - [NTSB CHI03LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA240.md): Enstrom F-28C · Kankakee, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N15SA · Substantial damage > The pilot misjudged flare which led to a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow procedures/directives when he exceeded the airplane's weight and balance. - [NTSB CHI03FA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA239.md): Gerlach Skyraider II · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2003 · N1068S · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, his improper use of flaps during the takeoff, and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with a road. - [NTSB NYC03WA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03WA174.md): Cessna 182T · Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 1, 2003 · N666JH · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX03LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA251.md): Beech 77 · French Valley, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2003 · N972V · Substantial damage > The pilot's attempted low altitude flight maneuver during a go-around, which resulted in his loss of control of the airplane and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. - [NTSB CHI03FA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA238.md): Degair Lancair 360 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2003 · N3602D · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The other airplane pilot's inadequate visual look out and his failure to perform a go-around, and maintain clearance from the other aircraft. - [NTSB ATL03LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA124.md): Boeing 717-200 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2003 · N970AT · Substantial damage > The failure of the ground crew to follow powerback procedures and directives. - [NTSB ANC03LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA087.md): Cessna 170 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2003 · N3418C · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing contacting the runway surface during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident were the… - [NTSB ANC03LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA085.md): Cessna 207 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 1, 2003 · N29CF · Substantial damage > The pilot's incorrect positioning of the fuel tank selector valve to a nearly empty tank, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and subsequent emergency landing at an off-airport site. Factors associated with the accident were the… - [NTSB ANC03CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03CA078.md): Taylorcraft F-19 · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2003 · N3694T · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadvertent touchdown, and failure to maintain clearance from trees during an aborted landing, which resulted in the nose over of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain. - [NTSB NYC03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA175.md): Stinson 108 · White Post, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2003 · N97168 · Substantial damage > The pilot/ mechanic's improper annual inspection including his rigging of the elevator flight control, and his subsequent inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane prior to flight, when he failed to detect the improperly rigged elevator flight control,… - [NTSB NYC03LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA171.md): Stewart Hummel Bird · North Baltimore, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2003 · N7075Y · Substantial damage > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during an emergency landing. - [NTSB LAX03CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA249.md): Cessna 180 · St. Johns, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2003 · N2935A · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition that resulted in a loss of directional control and ground loop. The crosswind was a contributing factor. - [NTSB NYC03CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA170.md): Bell 47G-2A · Jackson, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N7796C · Substantial damage > Pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to remove a pesticide spraying hose from the helicopter prior to takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control. - [NTSB MIA03TA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03TA152.md): Bell BHT-206-B3 · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N876M · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to adequately clear the right skid of obstructions which resulted in a dynamic rollover to the right during takeoff and damage to the helicopter. - [NTSB LAX03IA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03IA252.md): Bell 222 · Salinas, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N29KH · No damage > The fatigue failure (fracture) of the right forward transmission lift link during cruise flight, which resulted in a severe vibration and an emergency landing. - [NTSB LAX03CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA250.md): Texas Helicopter OH-13E-M74 · Tulare, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N51852 · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires due to an inadequate visual lookout. - [NTSB FTW03TA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03TA190.md): Hughes 269A · Freer, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N81170 · Substantial damage > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB ATL03LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA122.md): Air Tractor AT401B · Girard, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N61227 · Substantial damage > A loss of engine power due to the failure of the internal supercharger blower seals. - [NTSB ATL03LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA121.md): Lancair 235 · Fort Payne, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 2003 · N7156W · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to properly reconnect the mixture control cable resulting in a total loss of engine power, and subsequent in-flight collision with the trees. - [NTSB SEA03LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA160.md): Hughes 269C-1 · Scappoose, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N61442 · Substantial damage > The helicopter encountering a ground resonance condition following a failure to maintain hovering flight. Contributing factors to the accident included the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and the high pressure state of the landing gear shock absorbing… - [NTSB CHI03LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA235.md): Aeronca 11AC · Brighton, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N86233 · Substantial damage > The pilot's directional control not possible resulting from the rudder control assembly separation during the landing. A factor was the construction vehicle that the airplane impacted. - [NTSB CHI03LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA233.md): Cessna 152 · Brooklyn, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N910MF · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. - [NTSB CHI03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA231.md): Cessna 182H · New Era, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N460JH · Substantial damage > The pilot's misjudged flare which led to a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the landing gear. - [NTSB CHI03FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA234.md): Beech M35 · Oshkosh, WI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N9785R · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to execute a go-around. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to attain alignment with the runway centerline, the runway light and the airport sign. - [NTSB ANC03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA086.md): Cessna 185 · Tyonek, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2003 · N913SM · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a swerve and nose down. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=2003&page=18 ## 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=17&year=2003 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.