# 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 LAX00FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA101.md): Cessna 172N · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2000 · N6479D · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both flight crews to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a mid-air collision. A contributing factor was the failure of the arriving aircraft to comply with air traffic control requests by…
- [NTSB FTW00FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA083.md): Cessna 182M · Mcalester, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2000 · N91994 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB NYC00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA081.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Parkertown, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N8264G · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes.
- [NTSB FTW00LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA082.md): Beech BE-35K · Houston, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N6089E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel resulting in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. Factors were the low ceilings, mist, and the pilot's inability to fly the ILS approach.
- [NTSB CHI00LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA073.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Amery, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N106RS · Substantial damage
  > the pilots failure to maintain directional control. Factors to the accident were the icing conditions, the snow and ice covered runway and the snowbank.
- [NTSB CHI00FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA071.md): Beech 1900D · Escanaba, MI · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N81SK · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the flightcrew to maintain directional control due to unsafe/hazardous conditions on the runway that was not relayed to them. Factors were the uneven snow covered runway and the snowbank.
- [NTSB ATL00FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA026.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Chamblee, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N8447Y · Substantial damage
  > The S76 helicopter pilot's failure to follow ATC landing sequence clearance, which resulted in the PA-28's encounter with the helicopters wake turbulence. A factor was the air traffic controllers clearance procedure.
- [NTSB NYC00LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA080.md): Taylorcraft F19 · West Lafayette, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2000 · N3580T · Substantial damage
  > was a delayed decision of the pilot to abort the landing. Factors were the wet runway, and the tail winds that prevailed in the area.
- [NTSB NYC00FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA079.md): Beech 58 · Cynthiana, KY · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2000 · N875JC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a climb, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB LAX00LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA103.md): Hughes 369HS · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2000 · N717ST · Destroyed
  > An unknown mechanical malfunction that resulted in a precautionary landing at sea and the subsequent sinking of the helicopter by an ocean swell.
- [NTSB LAX00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA098.md): Fokker FK-28-4000 · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2000 · N493US · No damage
  > the failure of the passenger to fasten his seat belt without the necessity of being instructed by the flight attendant.
- [NTSB LAX00FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA099.md): Cessna 182L · Coulterville, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2000 · N3324R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's attempted flight into known adverse weather after receiving hazardous weather advisories, which resulted in inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions while attempting to maintain VFR conditions on top. The subsequent…
- [NTSB MIA00FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA090.md): Beech 35-P35 · Dayton, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2000 · N9796Y · Destroyed
  > the non-instrumented rated pilot elected to takeoff into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in impact with rising terrain. Factors in this accident were, clouds and low ceilings.
- [NTSB IAD00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA022.md): Cessna 172 · Norridgewock, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2000 · N5679R · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB FTW00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA081.md): Piper PA-24-250 · College Station, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2000 · N7878P · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel system contamination. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA077.md): Cessna 185 · Saratoga Sprngs, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N8425Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during the landing.
- [NTSB NYC00IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA078.md): Saab-Scania 340B · Boston, MA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N357BE · Minor damage
  > The vehicle driver's inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB LAX00FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA097.md): Boeing 757-232 · San Salvador, El Salvador · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N671DN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB DEN00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA051.md): Maule M-6-235 · Reserve, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N56507 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A factor was the wind gust.
- [NTSB DCA00WA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00WA025.md): Boeing B 727-100 · Luanda, Angola · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2000 · S9NAZ · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA069.md): Beech A36 · Olathe, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N711VS · Substantial damage
  > the pilots improper use of powerplant controls. A factor in the accident was the plowed farm field.
- [NTSB ATL00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA025.md): Cessna 152 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N757XF · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout during flight operations under Visual Flight Rules. A factor is that the pilot was not on the airport radio frequency.
- [NTSB IAD00WA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00WA020.md): Sikorsky CH-3E · Wairoa Gorge, New Zealand · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 11, 2000 · N650DC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD00LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA021.md): Wood Seawind 3000 · Cumberland Gap, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2000 · N94WB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued flight from visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB DEN00GA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00GA050.md): Bell OH-58A+ · Woods Cross, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Feb 11, 2000 · N7UT · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to roll throttle back on (return the power to the normal operating range) during an attempted power recovery from an autorotation, and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB CHI00FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA070.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Lewiston, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2000 · N152BK · Destroyed
  > the pilot failed to follow the flight manual procedures and did not engage the Continuous Ignition system resulting in both engines flaming out when the air induction system was blocked with ice. Additional factors to the accident included the hilly terrain,…
- [NTSB MIA00LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA089.md): Beech 76 · Salisbury, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2000 · N2007K · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructors inadequate supervision of a dual student who attempted a go around using one engine which resulted in loss of control and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB CHI00LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA067.md): Beech V35 · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2000 · N9582Q · Destroyed
  > inadequate aircraft preflight by the pilot and fuel consumption calculations not being preformed by the pilot. Factors to the accident were fuel exhaustion, the rocks/boulders, and the high vegetation.
- [NTSB ATL00FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA024.md): Mooney M20J · Odessa, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2000 · N201RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a safe altitude and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor was the utility pole.
- [NTSB NYC00IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA076.md): Cessna 182P · Hartford, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N1420S · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout.
- [NTSB MIA00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA091.md): Beech F90 · Monroe, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N101ET · Substantial damage
  > chafed wiring that resulted in an electrical short which initiated the landing gear retraction cycle when cabin heat was activated, resulting in the main landing gear retracting during taxi.
- [NTSB IAD00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA019.md): Cessna 172 · Lyndonville, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N8328B · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the ditch that ran parallel to the runway.
- [NTSB ANC00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA027.md): Piper PA-31-T3 · Wales, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N110JK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions. Factors in the accident were terrain induced turbulence and a tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC00WA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00WA216.md): Beech BE-60 · Halle-Oppin, Germany · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 8, 2000 · DIMEI · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA087.md): Cessna 150F · Englewood, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N6630F · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to retract the flaps from the fully extended position following the last landing resulting in the failure to maintain airspeed and subsequent descent for a forced landing. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's…
- [NTSB LAX00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA095.md): Cessna 210E · Glendale, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4946U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's attempt to go-around with inadequate altitude and airspeed available, resulting in a power demand that exceeded the capability of the aircraft. The fully extended gear and flaps were factors in this accident.
- [NTSB FTW00FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA080.md): Beech B23 · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4014T · Substantial damage
  > the seizure of the engine while maneuvering due to the oil pressure relief valve plug ball seat becoming contaminated with metal. Contributing factors were the inadequate engine maintenance, and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI00MA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00MA066.md): Moravan Z242L · Zion, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N5ZA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Clearance not maintained by the pilot of the other airplane. A factor relating to the accident was the airport control tower's local controller's failure to provide effective sequencing.
- [NTSB CHI00LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA064.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Alma, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4276E · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculation. Factors were the rough terrain, the fence and the exhaustion of the fuel supply.
- [NTSB ANC00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA026.md): Cessna 180 · Glennallen, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N4961A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site on a frozen, snow-covered lake. A factor associated with the accident was an area of drifted snow at the landing site.
- [NTSB SEA00LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA043.md): Rockwell S-2R · Kahlotus, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N7780V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude over, or clearance with, a barbed-wire fence. A factor was the fence.
- [NTSB NYC00LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA074.md): Grumman American AA1 · Wildwood, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N9555U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.
- [NTSB MIA00LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA086.md): Cessna 172R · Olive Branch, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N2630B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the subsequent collision with a taxiway sign and collapsed right main landing gear.
- [NTSB MIA00LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA085.md): Cessna 152 · Louisburg, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N69174 · Substantial damage
  > The improper recovery from the bounced landing by the pilot-in-command for his failure to apply power and inadvertent stall by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the total lack of experience of the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB LAX00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA253.md): Cessna 310L · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N867MF · Substantial damage
  > the fracture across the eyelet of the nose gear retraction rod, which prevented the extension of the nose gear.
- [NTSB LAX00LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA096.md): Cessna 172N · Bermuda Dunes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N739GQ · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX00FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA093.md): Gray Questair Venture · Sylmar, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N869DG · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilots' inadequate visual lookout in visual conditions and class 'E' airspace. Contributing to the accident were the initial position report location and the approach speed of the Questair.
- [NTSB LAX00FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA090.md): Cessna 150J · Redwood City, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N63YZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors were the pilot's improper remedial action and his self-induced pressure.
- [NTSB DEN00TA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00TA049.md): Cessna A185F · Loveland, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N721 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot in command to maintain directional control, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA025.md): Cessna 207 · Tuluksak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N327CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was a soft area of snow on the runway.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=2000&page=42

## 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=41&year=2000

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