# NTSB investigations, 2000

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 CHI00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA089.md): Beech A36 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2000 · N311JR · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's decision to fly into known adverse weather conditions which included icing and his inability to maintain aircraft control and a proper glidepath during the approach. Factors associated with the accident were the icing weather conditions and the…
- [NTSB ANC00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA035.md): Cessna 207 · Delta Junction, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2000 · N75703 · Substantial damage
  > The disintegration of the number two piston. A factor in this accident was the subsequent metal fouling of the spark plugs, which resulted in total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA00FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA103.md): Cessna 172K · Sarasota, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2000 · N79960 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the supervisor/ground controller and the local controller to provide effective separation between the accident airplanes on the runway, resulting in a collision during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot and…
- [NTSB LAX00LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA118.md): Arrow OH-58A · Calipatria, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2000 · N39FA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate checklist procedure prior to departure, which did not verify the fuel selector was in the proper position for flight, and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate main rotor speed for an autorotative landing.
- [NTSB IAD00WA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00WA029.md): Sikorsky S-76A · Kakap, Isle of Man · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 8, 2000 · PKPUC · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI00WA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00WA088.md): Hughes 269C · Tysford, United Kingdom · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Mar 8, 2000 · GZAPS · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA091.md): Aeronca 7AC · Pawling, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N474HH · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC00LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA088.md): Piper PA-22 · Conesus, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N9040D · Destroyed
  > The contamination of the aircraft's fuel. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and his diversion of attention during the base turn, dark night conditions, and the tree.
- [NTSB LAX00LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA120.md): Cessna 150E · Reedley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N6194T · Substantial damage
  > A loose seat latch which permitted the seat to move aft to a position where the pilot could no longer reach the controls.
- [NTSB LAX00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA119.md): Stearman A-75 · Imperial, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N56760 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA116.md): Bell 47G-4A · Wasco, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N1354X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factors included the ambient carburetor icing conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX00LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA115.md): Cessna 185 · Incline Village, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N4021Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent landing on water with the wheels of the amphibious float plane extended.
- [NTSB LAX00FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA122.md): Piper PA-12 · Cima, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N7586H · Destroyed
  > In-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB FTW00LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA090.md): Cessna 172M · Manilla, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N20179 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's performance of low altitude flight and his failure to maintain clearance with the power lines.
- [NTSB ATL00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA037.md): Titan Tornado · Springfield, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · NONE · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the unqualified person attempted to fly the airplane.
- [NTSB ATL00LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA036.md): Trike Unknown · Dalton, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · NONE · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain appropriate clearance with objects during final approach to landing. A factor was the tree.
- [NTSB ANC00IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00IA034.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-83 · Fairbanks, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2000 · N949AS · No damage
  > A delayed rotation during takeoff for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB SEA00LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA048.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Richland, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2000 · N8170W · Substantial damage
  > Failure of a connecting rod for undetermined reasons. Factors include unsuitable terrain for the forced landing attempt.
- [NTSB DCA00MA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA030.md): Boeing 737-300 · Burbank, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Mar 6, 2000 · N668SW · Destroyed
  > the flight crew's excessive airspeed and flightpath angle during the approach and landing and its failure to abort the approach when stabilized approach criteria were not met. Contributing to the accident was the controller's positioning of the airplane in…
- [NTSB ATL00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA034.md): Hughes 369D · Dallas, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2000 · N303BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls during an emergency landing. Factors were an encounter with a loss of tail rotor effectiveness (LTE) during an out-of-ground effect hover, the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and his failure to follow proper…
- [NTSB NYC00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA089.md): Piper PA-28-161 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N2761M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB LAX00LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA117.md): Piper PA-46-310 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N43412 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain/maintain the proper visual glide path resulting in an undershoot and collision with the runway edge.
- [NTSB CHI00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA086.md): Alon Ercoupe · Osceola, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N6560Q · Substantial damage
  > fuel starvation due to an undetermined blockage in the fuel line from the header tank to the gascolator. Factors relating to this accident were the blocked fuel line and the rough terrain.
- [NTSB ATL00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA033.md): Aero Comp COMP-AIR-6 · Indiantown, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N61520 · Substantial damage
  > The maintenance personnel inadequate inspection of the fuel system that resulted in loss of engine power due to fuel filter contamination.
- [NTSB ATL00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA032.md): Bellanca 260 B · Cornelia, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N8865R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to use the checklist, resulting in a wheels-up landing and post-crash fire.
- [NTSB ATL00IA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00IA035.md): Cessna CE-560 · Key Largo, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N314QS · Minor damage
  > The malfunction of the nose gear locking mechanism for undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA032.md): Stinson 108-3 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N6453M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB ANC00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA031.md): Cessna 170B · Big Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2000 · N2814C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Factors in the accident were soft, snow-covered terrain, and an inadvertent ground loop.
- [NTSB SEA00LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA047.md): Cessna 180H · Bozeman, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N9907V · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft control was not maintained. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA087.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Rome, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N3719H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently selecting the mixture control to off, resulting in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB IAD00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA025.md): I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 · Blairstown, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N97VT · Destroyed
  > the encountering of wind conditions in flight that inhibited the pilot from maintaining altitude.
- [NTSB ANC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA033.md): Cessna 208B · Holy Cross, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 2000 · N407GV · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight separation of a main landing gear tire mud flap, and subsequent impact with the horizontal stabilizer.
- [NTSB MIA00FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA102.md): McDonnell Douglas HU-600N · Miami, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2000 · N611BC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's ostentatious display and in-flight decision to perform an abrupt low altitude pitch up maneuver (aerobatic flight). This resulted in the main rotor blades colliding with and separating the tail boom assembly while maneuvering, and the helicopters…
- [NTSB ATL00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA031.md): unknown unknown · Manatee, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2000 · UNREG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's impairment due to the use of unapproved medication which led to loss of control in flight.
- [NTSB NYC00WA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00WA090.md): Cessna 414 · Botswana · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Mar 2, 2000 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX00LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA112.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2000 · N8170S · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the landing gear for undetermined reasons to go into the locked position after the pilot conducted a manual and emergency gear extension. A factor in the accident was the undetermined failure of the electrical system.
- [NTSB DEN00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA055.md): Cessna P210N · Gillette, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2000 · N6489W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to land sooner to refuel, resulting in a power loss due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was a lack of suitable terrain on which to make a forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA085.md): Cessna 210 · Macomb, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2000 · N9552T · Substantial damage
  > the inadequate maintenance inspection prior to the ferry flight by the pilot/mechanic rated passenger who endorsed the airplane as airworthy, the shift in the number two main bearing left half, and the fractured crankshaft. A factor was the rough/uneven…
- [NTSB NYC00LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA101.md): Cessna 152 · Hazelton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2000 · N67639 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA086.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · Newark, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2000 · N302FE · Substantial damage
  > The tug operator's inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB FTW00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA089.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 2000 · N48821 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A factor was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB MIA00WA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00WA101.md): Bell 214ST · Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 29, 2000 · N7824H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL00LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA030.md): Burak Stanley A XF4 · Brooksville, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 29, 2000 · N9VY · Substantial damage
  > The owner/builder's failure to build the airplane within the design stress limits of the drive shaft assembly, that resulted in the failure of the Flex Coupling Retention Bolts.
- [NTSB NYC00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA085.md): Boeing 747-236 · Providence, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · GBDXL · No damage
  > Maintenance personnel's failure to reconnect the pitot connections to the elevator feel computer which resulted in an elevator control surface deflection which was outside of the normal autopilot elevator authority. The uncommanded autopilot input to the…
- [NTSB MIA00LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA100.md): Cessna 150H · Dandridge, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N6753S · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper preflight that resulted in his operating an aircraft with contaminated fuel that resulted in a loss of engine power and a forced landing in the trees and damage to the aircraft. Contributing to the accident were the student's…
- [NTSB MIA00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA099.md): Cessna 150L · Brooksville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N717NC · Substantial damage
  > Total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons on appr oach for landing resulting in an in-flight collision with a dirt bank, separation of the main landing gear, and subsequent nose over. Contributing to the accident was carburetor icing conditions.
- [NTSB MIA00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA097.md): Hughes TH-55 · Odessa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N9518K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of flight controls (cyclic and col lective) during a autorotation resulting in a hard landing and subsequent roll over.
- [NTSB IAD00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA024.md): Cessna 337 · Prnce Frederick, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N53HS · Destroyed
  > was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of engine power on one engine. Factors in the accident were the pilot/owner's failure to follow the published emergency procedure, his inadequate fuel management, and his intentional…
- [NTSB ATL00LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA029.md): Piper PA-23-160 · Titusville, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2000 · N441WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a flight on minimal fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the closed fuel pumps at the departure airport.
- [NTSB LAX00LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA111.md): Ercoupe 415-C · San Bernardino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2000 · N99590 · Substantial damage
  > the total failure of the engine number 1 cylinder exhaust valve.

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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") = 2000
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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