# NTSB investigations, 2002

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 FTW02FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA162.md): Cirrus Design SR-20 · Angel Fire, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 2002 · N901CD · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue the flight into the rising mountainous terrain, and subsequent failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Contributing factors were the rising mountainous terrain, and the high density altitude,
- [NTSB CHI02LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA144.md): Mitsubishi MU2B-20 · Belleville, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2002 · N54CK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to verify the extension of the landing gear prior to landing, and his failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension procedure. The popped circuit breaker was a factor.
- [NTSB ATL02LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA108.md): Cessna T210N · Orlando, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2002 · N4672Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate planning decision that resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB WAS02WA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS02WA044.md): Cessna TU 206F · Swan River, Canada · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · May 27, 2002 · N753 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA088.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Lewiston, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2002 · N9845Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing resulting in the aircraft departing the runway environment and the wing impacting the ground. Contributing factors were the dustdevil/whirlwind which the aircraft encountered and the ditch.
- [NTSB NYC02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA103.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Roxbury, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2002 · N36322 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane encountering an unanticipated downdraft that exceeded the climb performance of the airplane.
- [NTSB ATL02LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA114.md): Beech 23 · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2002 · N1980L · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, A factor was the pilot's intentional ground loop during a forced landing.
- [NTSB ANC02FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02FA038.md): Piper PA-18 · Lime Village, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 2002 · N4347Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather and his inability to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was high winds due to thunderstorm outflow activity.
- [NTSB SEA02LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA089.md): Artic S-1B2 · Tumtum, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N69AG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare.
- [NTSB SEA02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA087.md): Hanson Rans S6ES · Spanaway, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N654RH · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the climb-out after takeoff. Factors include no suitable terrain upon which to attempt a forced landing, and trees and cars alongside of the residential street that the pilot attempted to land on.
- [NTSB MIA02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA099.md): Piper J-3F-65 · Eton, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N33204 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during initial climb after takeoff, resulting in collision with a power pole. A factor in the accident was the flight's encounter with a downdraft condition during initial climb.
- [NTSB LAX02LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA177.md): Cessna 310N · Dayton, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N588JL · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to use a checklist and position the fuel selectors to tanks containing fuel.
- [NTSB LAX02LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA176.md): Hughes 369C · Agana · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N500LA · Substantial damage
  > sabotage to the helicopter's fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX02LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA175.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Willits, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N28145 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors in the accident were the pilot's failure to raise the flaps and the wind shear conditions.
- [NTSB IAD02LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA054.md): Miller Barnet J4B-2 · Manville, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N8121M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare prior to touchdown. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in aircraft type, make, and model.
- [NTSB FTW02LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA163.md): Piper J-5 · Greers Ferry, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N38399 · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the probability of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB FTW02LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA160.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Hinton, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 2002 · N99044 · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion due to a fuel cap leak. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA167.md): Aero Commander 500-S · La Porte, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2002 · N98TT · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a hydraulic line, which resulted in the loss of the brakes.
- [NTSB DCA02RA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02RA038.md): Boeing 747-200 · Makung Island, Taiwan · Accident · 206 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 25, 2002
- [NTSB CHI02LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA143.md): Rose 75% Scale Fokker D8 · Derby, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2002 · N2188X · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate preflight planning and inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind and the trees which the airplane contacted…
- [NTSB ATL02LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA110.md): Kendall, Blair Rans S-12 · Lincolnton, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2002 · N257BK · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to the delamination of the propeller blade during takeoff, and the pilot's improper touchdown flare during the emergency landing resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ATL02FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA107.md): Bell 47G-4A · Yauco, PR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 2002 · N6SR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat that resulted in a partial loss of engine power and the subsequent collision with an object during the forced landing. A factor was weather conditions favorable for the formation of carburetor ice.
- [NTSB ANC02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA039.md): Cessna 185 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 2002 · N80994 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions, which precipitated an in-flight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the tailwind.
- [NTSB MIA02FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA100.md): Bell 206L-1 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N80PH · Substantial damage
  > The excessive rate of descent by the pilot-in-command during the autorotative landing resulting in a hard landing, following a total loss of engine power caused by failure of the No. 4 bearing.
- [NTSB LAX02LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA174.md): Cessna 175 · Anaheim, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N6713E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB LAX02LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA172.md): Cessna 172K · Lake Thomas A., CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N79944 · Substantial damage
  > a partial loss of engine power due to the partial malfunction of the left magneto and leakage of the ignition leads for that magneto, due to inadequate maintenance inspections. Factors in the accident include the high density altitude, the maintenance…
- [NTSB FTW02LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA164.md): Piper PA-30 · Jonesville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N8302Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and an on ground encounter with terrain.
- [NTSB FTW02LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA161.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Aubrey, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N4025Y · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a compressor turbine blade(s) for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB DEN02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA048.md): Helio H-391B · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N25BA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB DEN02LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA046.md): Bell 206B-III · Moab, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N191RH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain rotor rpm during a forced landing. A contributing factor was fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CHI02LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA142.md): Bell 47G-4 · Muncie, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N1915B · Destroyed
  > The pilot did not maintain directional control during hover taxi. Inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, the light rain, and the light pole were factors in the accident.
- [NTSB ATL02LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA105.md): Stearman A75N1 · Panacea, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N5545F · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from fuel restriction through the fuel shutoff valve.
- [NTSB ANC02LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA040.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Noorvik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N9243K · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power during the climb to cruise for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing in soft terrain. A factor associated in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB SEA02FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA085.md): Robinson R-22 Mariner · Merlin, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N2322Y · Substantial damage
  > Clearance from a cable running perpendicular to a river was not maintained during low level cruise flight. A cable was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI02LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA141.md): Cessna A185E · Grand Marais, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N4747Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot displayed inadequate compensation for the wind conditions that existed at the time of the accident and directional control was not maintained. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind weather condition.
- [NTSB CHI02FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02FA140.md): Schutte Ms. Ryan Special · Anderson, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N827CM · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to properly install the canard attach bolts prior to the flight and the resulting inflight separation of the canard.
- [NTSB ATL02WA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02WA109.md): Cessna 210F · Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 23, 2002 · N5816F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA106.md): Beech 35 · Hernando, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N2925B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain wing tip clearance during an attempted takeoff that resulted in the collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA103.md): Mooney M20J · Charleston, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N4560H · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power due to oil system starvation. A factor was the transmission wire encountered during emergency descent.
- [NTSB ATL02FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA104.md): Cessna 172C · Ball Ground, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2002 · N1479Y · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.
- [NTSB SEA02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA084.md): Paxhia Murphy SR3500 · Seattle, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N526AP · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main gear leg AN-5 attach fitting bolt.
- [NTSB NYC02WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02WA102.md): Schweizer 300C · Weiz, Austria · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · May 22, 2002 · D-HSEP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC02IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02IA100.md): Dornier 328-300 · Albany, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N421FJ · No damage
  > Rudder oscillations of an undetermined origin.
- [NTSB MIA02LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA097.md): Cessna 206H · Sarasota, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N24013 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain compensation for surface wind conditions resulting in excessive taxi speed, a loss of control while taxiing, an excursion off the taxiway, collision with a concrete pad, and a nose over.
- [NTSB MIA02FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA098.md): Grob G120A · Mobile, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N866AF · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain altitude clearance with the terrain.
- [NTSB LAX02LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA171.md): Cessna 206 · Mohave Valley, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N5050U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB LAX02FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA173.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N7194J · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor decision to continue the flight into the rising mountainous terrain, and subsequent failure to maintain clearance with the trees. Contributing factors were rising mountainous terrain, the high density altitude, and the exceeded weight and…
- [NTSB FTW02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA159.md): Cessna 172N · Glen Rose, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N734KG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to set the ignition key to the both magnetos position, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the failure of the left magneto, the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing, and the dark night.
- [NTSB DEN02LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA045.md): Cessna 172K · Cedar City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 2002 · N78760 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent stall/mush during the landing flare/touchdown. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind weather conditions.
- [NTSB DCA02WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA02WA040.md): Boeing 757-200 · Gibraltar, Gibraltar · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · May 22, 2002 · G-MONC · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=2002&page=28

## 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") = 2002
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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