# NTSB investigations, 2017

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 WPR17FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA150.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Schellville, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N821SG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after a loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude from which the pilot was unable to recover. The loss of engine power resulted from the pilot's improper selection for the…
- [NTSB WPR17FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA149.md): Aviat A · Herriman, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N211AM · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's decision to conduct a low-altitude flight into a box canyon in high density altitude conditions and his failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to escape the canyon, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical…
- [NTSB GAA17CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA409.md): Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Spicewood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N108SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear before landing on water.
- [NTSB GAA17CA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA408.md): Piper PA 18 · Denali, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N8560C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing on a narrow, unimproved airstrip in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA17FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA241.md): Extra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Winchester, NH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N210MX · Destroyed
  > The noninstrument-rated pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete…
- [NTSB CEN17FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA266.md): Piper PA31T · Tyler, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2017 · N47GW · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power and the subsequent pilot's loss of control for reasons that could not be determined because post-accident engine examination revealed no anomalies.
- [NTSB GAA17CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA407.md): Gerald Donovan Rans S-16 · Los Lunas, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 12, 2017 · N116GD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA17LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA266.md): Piper PA28R · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2017 · N55612 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined postaccident engine test-runs revealed no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR17LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA162.md): Cessna A185E · Nampa, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2017 · N185LC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA426.md): Cessna 170 · Friday Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2017 · N2714D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA404.md): Eurocopter AS 350 · King Vale, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2017 · N357PJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while landing in a dusty, unimproved landing zone.
- [NTSB ERA17LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA239.md): Cessna 210L · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 11, 2017 · N732FJ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the left landing gear door actuator, which resulted in a loss of all hydraulic pressure and subsequent gear collapse on landing.
- [NTSB DCA17WA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA149.md): Boeing 737 · Helsinki, Finland · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 11, 2017 · LN-NHF · Minor damage
  > The government of Finland has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on July 11, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Finland's investigation under the provisions of…
- [NTSB WPR17LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA148.md): Charles J Norris Arion Lightning · New River, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2017 · N273DB · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of available evidence.
- [NTSB GAA17CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA406.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Wilkes-Barre, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 10, 2017 · N2336J · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain helicopter altitude during hover flight instruction, which resulted in the helicopter skid contacting a crack in the runway and a dynamic rollover.
- [NTSB WPR17LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA147.md): Cessna 180 · Baker City, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N4683B · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning.
- [NTSB GAA17CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA448.md): Cessna 172 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N80399 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA265.md): Cubcrafters CC11-160 · Milesville, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N111JW · Substantial damage
  > Fuel starvation and a subsequent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination and a test run of the engine did not reveal any anomalies. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain…
- [NTSB CEN17LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA263.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Corydon, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N929DE · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ANC17LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA034.md): Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 9, 2017 · N2429C · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB WPR17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA145.md): Piper L 21B · Big Timber, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N99031 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to fly at low altitude in the vicinity of power lines, which resulted in a wire strike.
- [NTSB WPR17FA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17FA146.md): Chicco Miguel E Quicksilver Sport II · Point Mugu, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N2812
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination in combination with the low cruise altitude selected by the pilots, which resulted in an ocean ditching. The lack of personal flotation devices likely…
- [NTSB GAA17CA474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA474.md): Cessna 210 · Bettles, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N9664X · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath during the approach to the runway over glassy water and in glaring sun conditions.
- [NTSB GAA17CA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA396.md): Champion 7KCAB · Cottonwood, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N5195X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA395.md): Cessna R182 · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N1746R · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The other pilot’s failure to maintain separation from another airplane in the run-up area while taxiing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA237.md): Beech C23 · Bartow, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N6682U · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA17CA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA236.md): Progressive Aerodyne Searey LSA · Lake Ashby, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N796SR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's incorrect configuration of the landing gear for a water landing in an amphibious airplane, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB DCA17IA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17IA148.md): Airbus A320-211 · San Francisco, CA · Incident · No injuries · Class 1 · Incident · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · C-FKCK · No damage
  > The flight crew's misidentification of taxiway C as the intended landing runway, which resulted from the crewmembers' lack of awareness of the parallel runway closure due to their ineffective review of notice to airmen (NOTAM) information before the flight…
- [NTSB CEN17LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA286.md): Beech V35 · Walters, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N6257V · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s installation of an improper vacuum pump gasket, which resulted in oil starvation to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN17LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA267.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Ireland, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N7224U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to apply the proper procedures to recover from a loss of tail rotor effectiveness, which resulted in a loss of control during an aerial application turn.
- [NTSB CEN17FA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA259.md): Air Tractor AT 602 · Cash, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N4257R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's incapacitation due to a cardiac event, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN17FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA258.md): Piper PA 28-181 · Waterford, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 2017 · N793MA · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB WPR17LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA142.md): Cessna 177RG · Vacaville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N7532V · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB GAA17CA423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA423.md): Cessna T210L · Yuba City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N333GK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA418.md): Piper PA32 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · XB-BNH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before touchdown.
- [NTSB GAA17CA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA401.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Paoli, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N3203D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to maneuver an overgross weight helicopter at a low altitude and airspeed with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a high descent rate and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's self-induced pressure to…
- [NTSB GAA17CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA400.md): Ritter John I S D S C · Kemmerer, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N599JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA399.md): Cessna 170B · Pine Bluff, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N2811C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA17CA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA398.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Pocahontas, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N62FA · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter pilot’s miscommunication with the ground crewmember during reloading operations, which resulted in a takeoff with the filler hose attached to the helicopter and subsequent impact with a truck.
- [NTSB GAA17CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA397.md): Rainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Ahoskie, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N253BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper lateral/bank control during the landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over into water.
- [NTSB GAA17CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA390.md): Bell 407 · Topeka, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N650HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a building during landing.
- [NTSB ERA17LA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA278.md): Piper PA28 · Gainsville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N6653J · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the mixture control cable from the mixture control lever at the carburetor, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA17LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA235.md): Cessna T337 · Greenwood, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N337J · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' inadequate preflight inspection, during which they failed to adequately verify the quantity of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a subsequent total loss of power to both engines, and a forced landing into trees. Contributing to the accident…
- [NTSB ERA17LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA234.md): Cessna 172 · Cape Coral, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2017 · N2492U · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination with water and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that detected, but did not fully resolve, the water contamination of the fuel system.
- [NTSB WPR17LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA143.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Ronan, MT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2017 · N442DR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness during a low-altitude orbiting maneuver and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA403.md): Luscombe 8 · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2017 · N45609 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB GAA17CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA393.md): Bell 206 · Dixon, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 6, 2017 · N8159J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately identify hazards to flight during agricultural application operation planning.
- [NTSB ERA17FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA232.md): Morrisey 2150A · Honesdale, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2017 · N917JL · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's use of two psychoactive substances, which led to his impaired decision to attempt to takeoff after engine issues became evident.
- [NTSB CEN17LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA264.md): Bell 47D1 · Big Lake, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2017 · N153B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the metal core assembly within a wooden main rotor blade due to undetected corrosion and fatigue, which caused the wooden blade to separate from the rotor mast.
- [NTSB GAA17CA461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA461.md): Cessna A188B · Kankakee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N4207J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent incorrect brake application, which led to the loss of directional control.

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 2017
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=17&year=2017

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