# NTSB investigations 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 307 of 3,613 · 180,641 cases ## Cases, newest first - [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. - [NTSB GAA17CA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA392.md): Piper PA22 · Berlin, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N6936B · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB GAA17CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA386.md): Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI · Ely, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N31MX · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a stall/spin. - [NTSB ERA17WA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA228.md): Bell 206 · Republic of Buryatia, Russia · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 5, 2017 · RA-01625 · Substantial damage > The government of Russia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on July 05, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Russia's investigation under the provisions of… - [NTSB DCA17WA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17WA153.md): Boeing 737 · Ciudad Juárez, Mexico · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 5, 2017 · XA-AAM · No damage > The government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on July 05, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of… - [NTSB CEN17WA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA339.md): Schweizer Schweizer 269C · Bonvilliers, France · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jul 5, 2017 · F-GHAF > On July 5, 2017, a Schweizer 269C helicopter, French registration F-GHAF, experienced a dynamic rollover near Boinvilliers, France. During a simulated engine failure, the engine lost power. The instructor attempted to restart the engine unsuccessfully three… - [NTSB CEN17LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA322.md): Classic Waco YMF · Hamilton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N17XK · Substantial damage > The pilot's loss of directional control after landing for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. - [NTSB CEN17LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA271.md): Piper PA 32-300 · Rushville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N112DE · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inability to properly control engine power because of an improperly installed throttle control arm, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and led to a forced landing. - [NTSB CEN17LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA261.md): Cessna 177 · Wauseon, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · N3225T · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN17LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA257.md): Cessna 182T · Jackson, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2017 · CGBFY · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the takeoff roll during an attempted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's selection of takeoff flaps after he began the takeoff roll. - [NTSB WPR17LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA141.md): Vickers Supermaine Ltd · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N5TF · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. - [NTSB GAA17CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA384.md): Cessna P210 · Willits, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N66NF · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to go around after the unstabilized approach. - [NTSB GAA17CA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA383.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Easton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N3025J · Substantial damage > The pilot’s distraction during liftoff due to the tail rotor chip warning light illuminating, which resulted in the helicopter drifting right, the skid touching down, and a dynamic roll-over. - [NTSB ERA17WA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17WA230.md): Gulfstream G1159A · Nueva Esparta, Venezuela · Accident · 9 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 4, 2017 · YV2896 · Destroyed > On July 4, 2017, about 1745 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Gulfstream 1159A, Venezuela registration YV2895, descended into the Caribbean Sea northwest of Nueva Esparta, Venezuela, and was presumed to be destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions… - [NTSB ERA17LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA229.md): Aviat A-1C-180 · Dillwyn, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N272WY · Substantial damage > The pilot's selection of a grass airstrip that was of insufficient length for landing, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB ERA17LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA227.md): Piper PA28 · San Juan, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N9427J · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined and the pilot's subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB ERA17FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA226.md): Luscombe 8 · Remsen, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N45851 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for him to recover. - [NTSB ERA17CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA245.md): Cessna 180 · Nashua, NH · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N9961N · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB CEN17LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA255.md): Beech A36 · El Paso, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2017 · N24LF · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal engine operation. - [NTSB WPR17LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA140.md): Robinson R44 · Bella Vista, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 2017 · N488AS · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine and airframe revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?page=308 ## 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 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=307 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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