# NTSB investigations, 2005

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 DEN06CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA022.md): Cessna 172S · Lawrence, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 10, 2005 · N1053X · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper decision to continue taxiing through the field. Contributing factor's include student pilot's failure to maintain control during the takeoff roll and the drainage ditch masked by snow.
- [NTSB ATL06LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA022.md): Embraer EMB-110P1 · Orangeburg, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 2005 · N790RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and her failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.
- [NTSB SEA06WA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06WA035.md): Cessna 152 · Clinge, Netherlands · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 9, 2005 · OO-ACS · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA025.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Prineville, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 9, 2005 · N2584S · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control not maintained by the private pilot during the initial takeoff climb, and the improper remedial action by the flight instructor. A factor was the wind gust.
- [NTSB DFW06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA038.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 2005 · N302BY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive taxi speed and his excessive use of brakes.
- [NTSB DCA06MA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06MA009.md): Boeing 737-700 · Chicago, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Dec 9, 2005 · N471WN · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' failure to use available reverse thrust in a timely manner to safely slow or stop the airplane after landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. This failure occurred because the pilots' first experience and lack of familiarity with the…
- [NTSB MIA06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA026.md): Cessna 152 · Key Largo, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2005 · N49815 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons that resulted in the airplane being ditched into the ocean. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's operation of an airplane with known deficiencies due to it having sat in flooded waters.
- [NTSB CHI06CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA054.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Rockford, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 8, 2005 · N2196B · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the commercial pilot (dual student) to maintain a proper descent rate and a safe airspeed during the simulated forced landing. Additional causes were the failure of the flight instructor and the dual student to initiate a go-around in sufficient…
- [NTSB ATL06LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA021.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2005 · N997BW · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the stabilator trim arm which resulted in separation of a bolt, loss of control during takeoff, and a subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC06WA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06WA061.md): Cessna 560 · Toussus LeNoble, France · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 7, 2005 · F-GJXX · Minor damage
- [NTSB LAX06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA047.md): North American P-51D · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 7, 2005 · N251BP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.
- [NTSB CHI06CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA042.md): Cessna 310Q · Pierre, SD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 7, 2005 · N8403F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll due to the icy runway. Factors were the compacted snow and ice along the edges of the runway and at the taxiway intersection, and the snow banks adjacent to the runway and taxiway.
- [NTSB LAX06WA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06WA053.md): Cessna 150G · Packsaddle, NSW, Australia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 6, 2005 · VH-KPQ · Destroyed
- [NTSB DFW06WA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06WA039.md): Cessna A150L · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 6, 2005 · LV-LBV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA033.md): Cessna 172H · Waycross, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 6, 2005 · N1689F · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare and the CFI's inadequate supervision resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB SEA06CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA023.md): Diamond Aircraft Industries HK 36 TTC · Sandpoint, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2005 · N543MD · Substantial damage
  > Excessive speed for the landing roll and inadequate remedial action for the initial takeoff. An object near the end of the runway and snow covered surface were factors.
- [NTSB DEN06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA021.md): Cessna 182E · Lansing, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2005 · N123F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing which resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot becoming ill during cruise flight.
- [NTSB NYC06CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA041.md): Robinson R-22B · Rochester, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 3, 2005 · N40CP · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate clearance while providing hovering instruction, which resulted in tail rotor ground contact. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX06CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA081.md): Burkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · Llano, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 3, 2005 · N4601M · Substantial damage
  > The flight's encounter with downdrafts. A contributing factor was the unsuitable vegetation-covered mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB LAX06WA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06WA051.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Condobolin, Australia · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 2, 2005 · VH PYN · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX06CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA050.md): Mooney M20A · China Lake, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 2, 2005 · N6004X · Substantial damage
  > fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations.
- [NTSB SEA06CA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA024.md): Cessna 210-5 · Lopez Island, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 1, 2005 · N1876Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from an airport sign during the visual approach. The sign was a factor in the accident.
- [NTSB NYC06FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA040.md): Beech B-55 · Nantucket, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2005 · N64PW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the instrument approach, which resulted in controlled flight into water. Factors were the failure of the air traffic controllers to issue minimum safe altitude warnings, night lighting conditions,…
- [NTSB ENG06RA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG06RA004.md): Boeing 767-300B · Kagoshima, Japan · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 1, 2005 · JA767B · Minor damage
- [NTSB DFW06FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA037.md): Piper PA-30 · Raymond, MS · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2005 · N7315Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain Vmc (velocity minimum control) on initial climb resulting in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the loss of engine power to the right engine and the prevailing gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CHI06WA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06WA041.md): Bell 206L-4T · Mostóles, Spain · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 1, 2005 · EC-HCT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA06FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06FA022.md): Cessna 425 · Belgrade, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2005 · N701QR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Factors associated with the accident were dark night conditions, clouds, icing conditions, low visibility and snow.
- [NTSB CHI06CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA039.md): Larson Aero Comp-6 · Brainerd, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 30, 2005 · N4334Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot/builder inadvertently reversed the aileron control systems during installation and failed to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot/builder’s failure to perform an adequate aircraft…
- [NTSB ATL06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA020.md): Cessna 152 · Sanford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 30, 2005 · N46555 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out, resulting in the airplane going off the left side of the runway, colliding with a ditch, and nosing over inverted.
- [NTSB LAX06FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA049.md): Navion G · Imperial, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2005 · N2455T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree and transmission wires while performing a low altitude maneuver. Also causal was the pilot's impaired judgment and performance due to alcohol ingestion.
- [NTSB DEN06IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06IA020.md): Embraer EMB-120ER · Denver, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2005 · N299UX · Minor damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the taxiway light. Factors contributing to the incident were the crew's inadequate visual lookout and the taxiway light.
- [NTSB CHI06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA038.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-10 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 2005 · N359FE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the flight crew to see and avoid the crew stairs and the failure of unknown persons to properly secure the stairs after use. Factors associated with the accident were the dark light conditions and the gusty winds.
- [NTSB DFW06CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA034.md): Cessna 210M · Kirbyville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 28, 2005 · N761FL · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB DCA06IA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA06IA007.md): Raytheon Corporate Jets Beechjet 400 · Jacksonville, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2005 · N691TA · Minor damage
  > The dual-engine flameout due to high-altitude ice crystals that had accreted onto the JT15D-5 engines' compressor vanes and were ingested into the engine when the pilots retarded the power levers, resulting in compressor surges and rapid reduction in fuel…
- [NTSB SEA06CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA030.md): Bellanca 14-19-2 · Auburn, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 27, 2005 · N7692B · Substantial damage
  > The collapse of the left main landing gear after landing for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC06LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA039.md): Rogers Lancair 360 · Vineyard Haven, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2005 · N360JR · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX06LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA048.md): Cessna 182A · San Diego, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2005 · N3936D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the camshaft due to fatigue of one of the gear teeth, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factors were the fence and the fence post.
- [NTSB CHI06FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA037.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Atlanta, NE · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2005 · N5596F · Destroyed
  > The non-instrument rated private pilot not maintaining clearance from the marked tower and his continued flight into adverse weather during cruise flight. Factors were the marked tower and the low ceilings present at the accident.
- [NTSB ATL06LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA019.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Blairsville, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2005 · N6485R · Substantial damage
  > The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance in mountainous terrain, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of an…
- [NTSB NYC06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA038.md): Piper PA-24-180 · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2005 · N6858P · Substantial damage
  > The improper installation of the helicoil by the non-certificated mechanic, and the inadequate inspection of the installation by the certificated mechanic.
- [NTSB LAX06CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA046.md): Cameron Balloons N-180 · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 26, 2005 · N4506B · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent deactivation of the number 2 burner, which resulted in an increased rate of descent and a collision with a tree short of the intended landing zone.
- [NTSB SEA06CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA020.md): Cessna 195A · Heber City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 25, 2005 · N1528D · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right brake, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll and a nose down.
- [NTSB LAX06CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA045.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Panamint Spring, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 25, 2005 · N8091H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.
- [NTSB NYC06IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06IA036.md): Mooney M20F · Cadiz, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2005 · N52DB · Minor damage
  > Fuel starvation, which resulted in a loss of engine power.
- [NTSB LAX06CA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA052.md): Beech C23 · Holbrook, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2005 · N6005X · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's abrupt flare and failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight was also causal.
- [NTSB NYC06CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA037.md): Grumman AA5A · Maceo, KY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2005 · N26708 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged distance/speed, and his failure to properly seat the airplane's recently installed brakes. A factor was the quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB MIA06FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA024.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Mims, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2005 · N666DE · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to improper installation of the #2 cylinder by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the separation of the cylinder as a result of fatigue cracking of the cylinder to crankcase fasteners. A contributing factor was the lack of…
- [NTSB DFW06CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA035.md): Cessna P206 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2005 · N2564X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for the existing wind conditions resulting in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB DFW06CA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA033.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Bixby, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 23, 2005 · N859DA · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to water contamination and corrosion in both gascolators due to improper maintenance. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB DEN06IA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06IA019.md): Beech 1900D · Telluride, CO · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 2005 · N253GL · Minor damage
  > The tug driver's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the airplane resulting in the baggage cart striking the airplane's stabilon. A factor contributing to the incident was the tug driver's failure to consider the extra height of the cart in relation…

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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") = 2005
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=3&year=2005

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