# NTSB investigations, VA

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 OPS24FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS24FA031.md): Airbus Industrie A319-132 · Arlington, VA · Incident · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 29, 2024 · N812AW · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > On May 29, 2024, at about 1021 eastern daylight time (EDT), American Airlines (AAL) flight 2134 (AAL2134), an Airbus Industries A319-132, and N250AA a Hawker Beechcraft Corporation B300C were involved in a runway incursion that resulted in a loss of…
- [NTSB ERA24FA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA219.md): M-Squared Breese 2 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · May 17, 2024 · N99VY · Substantial damage
  > On May 17, 2024, about 1430 eastern daylight time, an M-Squared Aircraft Inc. Breese 2 airplane, N99VY, was involved in an accident near the Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR), Culpeper, Virginia. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was…
- [NTSB ERA24FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA209.md): Rockwell International 690A · Palmyra, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 5, 2024 · N690BM · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of control following an encounter with structural icing, which resulted in an inflight breakup of the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA24LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA189.md): Cessna 172 · Ridgeway, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 22, 2024 · N5645T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA24LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA178.md): Cessna 172 · Manassas, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 15, 2024 · N8337X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before reducing engine power during a prolonged descent while operating in environmental conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor…
- [NTSB ERA24LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA150.md): Cessna 170 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2024 · N9269A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop, runway excursion, and subsequent landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA24LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA139.md): Beech K35 · Front Royal, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 12, 2024 · N59MK · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s fuel supply.
- [NTSB ERA24FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA136.md): Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra · Hot Springs, VA · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 10, 2024 · N1125A · Destroyed
  > The PIC’s continuation of an unstabilized approach in gusting wind conditions and his failure to monitor the airplane’s altitude during the approach, which led to a descent into terrain short of the runway. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to set…
- [NTSB DCA24LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA124.md): Boeing 737 · Aylett, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 9, 2024 · N411WN · No damage
  > An encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.
- [NTSB ERA24LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA138.md): Piper PA24 · Stafford, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 7, 2024 · N6339P · Substantial damage
  > An overloading of the landing gear push/pull cable rod ends, which resulted in the landing gear being seized in an intermediate position during the subsequent landing.
- [NTSB ERA24LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA137.md): Cessna 172 · Leesburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 1, 2024 · N1057R · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern.
- [NTSB ERA24LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA108.md): Cessna R182 · Abingdon, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 4, 2024 · N756ZW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to lower the airplane's landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact.
- [NTSB ERA24LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA094.md): Cessna 208 · Dulles, VA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 19, 2024 · N1983X · Minor damage
  > The pilot-in-command’s approach to the critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in a vibration the flight crew improperly identified as an engine issue and resulted in the subsequent off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB ERA24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA084.md): Golden Avio S R L F30 Brio · Midland, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 31, 2023 · N37GA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in damage to, and the separation of the nose wheel and fork bracket assembly, and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear assembly.
- [NTSB ERA24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA065.md): Cessna 172 · Newport News, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 11, 2023 · N733QJ · Substantial damage
  > An inflight collision with a bird during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA24FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA053.md): Beech C23 · Midland, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 3, 2023 · N76SB · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to descend below the minimum decision altitude of the instrument approach without having the appropriate runway visual references distinctively identified and with the visibility and ceiling below the minimum that was prescribed for the…
- [NTSB ERA24LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA052.md): Stinson 108-2 · Martinsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 30, 2023 · N9564K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a wheel landing in crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a ground loop on the runway.
- [NTSB ERA24LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA061.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 29, 2023 · N999VC · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA24LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA045.md): Bell 407 · Chesterfield, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 16, 2023 · N26VA · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing, which resulted in a main rotor strike of the left vertical stablizer.
- [NTSB ERA24LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA016.md): Cessna 172L · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 21, 2023 · N7716G · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to a restriction of fuel flow as a result of a fractured float bracket in the carburetor.
- [NTSB ERA24LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA007.md): Cirrus SR22 · Martinsville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 12, 2023 · N253BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff while distracted by primary flight display anomaly and terrain alerts. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight, which…
- [NTSB ERA24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA005.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Harrisonburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 7, 2023 · N13BF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA24LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA013.md): Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2010 · Chesterfield, VA · Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2023 · N143TU · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane’s right wing.
- [NTSB DCA23WA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23WA432.md): Airbus 320 · Dulles, VA · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 30, 2023 · EI-LRD · Minor damage
- [NTSB ERA23LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA345.md): Waco UPF-7 · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2023 · N39721 · Substantial damage
  > A ground loop during landing resulting from a partial separation of the right main landing gear strut during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA23LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA326.md): Hughes 369 · Elberon, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 5, 2023 · N353AH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line structure arm, which resulted in main rotor blade contact.
- [NTSB DCA23LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA23LA409.md): Boeing 767-322 · Chantilly, VA · Accident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2023 · N676UA · Substantial damage
  > Improper overhaul of the trunnion cross-pin hole that resulted in the development of stress corrosion cracking and eventual failure of the right forward trunnion.
- [NTSB ERA23LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA312.md): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Roanoke, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 21, 2023 · N524DS · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA23LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA368.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Culpeper, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 15, 2023 · N1809H · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s impact with a deer while performing a takeoff at night.
- [NTSB ERA23LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA299.md): Cessna 182 · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 7, 2023 · N759HD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delay in performing a go-around after a likely encounter with low-level wind shear, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s failure to recognize the severity of the actual and forecasted weather near the airport…
- [NTSB ERA23LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA292.md): Cessna 208B · Suffolk, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 3, 2023 · N716MM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA23FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA260.md): Vans RV6 · Colonial Beach, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 7, 2023 · N835BC · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA23FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA256.md): Cessna 560 · Montebello, VA · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jun 4, 2023 · N611VG · Destroyed
  > Pilot incapacitation due to loss of cabin pressure for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s and owner/operator’s decision to operate the airplane without supplemental oxygen.
- [NTSB ERA23LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA212.md): Gulfstream Aerospace GVII-G500 · Dulles, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2023 · N507GD · No damage
  > The initiation of the takeoff while before the flight attendant had returned to her seat, which resulted in a serious injury during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA23LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA180.md): Cessna 421C · Leesburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 5, 2023 · N880JS · Substantial damage
  > Separation of the left man landing gear scissor hardware, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion during landing.
- [NTSB ERA23FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA131.md): Cessna 150G · Hillsville, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Feb 27, 2023 · N2991J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.
- [NTSB ERA23FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA108.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Dayton, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 11, 2023 · N43156 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s controlled flight into terrain while descending over mountainous terrain at night.
- [NTSB ERA23FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA103.md): Piper PA28 · Suffolk, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 7, 2023 · N592FL · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without confirming it had been released from maintenance, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to loose magnetos. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and…
- [NTSB ERA23LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA100.md): Foutz Robert V Cozy Mark IV · Dublin, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 30, 2022 · N121 · Destroyed
  > A fire of undetermined origin during an attempted engine restart while taxiing.
- [NTSB ERA23LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA094.md): Cessna 177 · Franklin, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 26, 2022 · N177D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the initial climb following an aborted precautionary landing. Contributing to the outcome were the inoperative runway lights, which reduced the likelihood that the pilot could successfully land the…
- [NTSB ERA23LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA075.md): Gates Lear Jet 36 · Newport News, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 30, 2022 · N12FN · Substantial damage
  > A left main landing gear tire rupture during takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA23LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA068.md): Piper PA28 · Manassas, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 21, 2022 · N7261F · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB ERA23LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA065.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Nov 18, 2022 · N8129M · Substantial damage
  > An engine fire caused by chafing and subsequent electrical arcing of the alternator wire near a fuel source.
- [NTSB ERA23LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA013.md): Schempp-Hirth Discus CS · Woodstock, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 8, 2022 · N520RJ · Substantial damage
  > Improper repair of a crack by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a subsequent failure of the glider canopy.
- [NTSB ERA23FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA008.md): Cessna 172 · Newport News, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 6, 2022 · N97883 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to monitor the student pilot on takeoff and her delayed remedial action to stop him from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a low altitude aerodynamic stall from which she was unable to recover.
- [NTSB ERA22FA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA418.md): Piper PA32 · Afton, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Sep 15, 2022 · N2104J · Destroyed
  > A catastrophic engine failure due to oil starvation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at night over mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA416.md): William L Bell Vans RV-7A · Warrenton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2022 · N40WB · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane could not be examined.
- [NTSB ERA22LA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA379.md): Boeing A75N1 · Bealeton, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 20, 2022 · N55267 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the departing airplane’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane before takeoff, resulting in a collision with the landing airplane. Contributing was the airport’s failure to encourage pilots to use radios for traffic deconfliction when…
- [NTSB ERA22LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA302.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Center Cross, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2022 · N50075 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA22LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA365.md): Schweizer SGS 1-26D · Windsor, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2022 · N249AF · Substantial damage
  > The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions, where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.

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

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