# 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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB WPR13GA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13GA128.md): Bell 206B · Eureka, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Feb 18, 2013 · N20620 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire while maneuvering during low-altitude operations. Contributing to the accident was task- and/or work-related fatigue.
- [NTSB WPR13CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA126.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2013 · N50380 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA146.md): Cessna 172P · Valparaiso, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2013 · N98598 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA13CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA137.md): Cessna 172N · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2013 · N6249D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC13FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13FA024.md): Cessna 170B · Skwentna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 2013 · N2814C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a departure turn, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR13LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA132.md): Cessna T310R · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N4941J · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the right main gear bracket assembly from its wing attachment fitting due to lack of lubrication of the torque tube bearing.
- [NTSB ERA13LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA136.md): Quicksilver MX2 · Poplarville, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The noncertificated pilot’s decision to make the flight and his failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB ERA13CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA140.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Livingston, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N43077 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB CEN13LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA170.md): Cessna 195 · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N4426C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of an excessive taxi speed, which resulted in the airplane overrunning the end of the unlit taxiway after the failure of the right wing landing light.
- [NTSB CEN13LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA166.md): Cessna 172 · Akron, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N6199E · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s physical impairment due to alcohol intoxication, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during landing.
- [NTSB CEN13CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA175.md): Cessna 177 · Elcho, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2013 · N30227 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight fuel management, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR13LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA125.md): Temco D-16A · Heber, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2013 · N716T · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight and fuel planning.
- [NTSB CEN13LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA164.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Morris, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2013 · N93747 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC13CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA023.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Dutch Harbor, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 16, 2013 · N15PR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land in wind conditions that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated crosswind capability, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA13LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA138.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Fort Gaines, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2013 · N3095X · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of debris in the fuel control unit.
- [NTSB CEN13LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA163.md): PZL Mielec M-18A · Jennings, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2013 · N4305D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with guy wires during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN13CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA169.md): Cessna 152 · Murphysboro, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 15, 2013 · N95670 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with birds while on the downwind leg in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB WPR13FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA123.md): Avions Fairey Tipsy Nipper T-66 · Winters, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2013 · N1959N · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's impact with a turkey vulture in cruise flight, which resulted in the structural failure of the right wing and the subsequent loss of control.
- [NTSB ERA13WA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA165.md): Piper PA-36-300 · Quevedo, Ecuador · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 14, 2013 · HC-BJM · Substantial damage
  > On February 14, 2013, about 1310 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-36-300, Ecuadorian registration HC-BJM, operated by CIA FAP S.A., was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground during an aerial application flight. The Ecuadorian pilot was…
- [NTSB ERA13LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA134.md): Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2 · Danville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2013 · N481LF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to conduct a straight-in approach to the helipad, which resulted in the main rotor blade impacting a construction crane flag marker. Contributing to the accident was the erroneous information about the construction crane’s operation time…
- [NTSB ERA13FA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA133.md): Cessna 310H · Yeehaw Junction, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 2013 · N104DR · Substantial damage
  > The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to continue visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions and his subsequent spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the copilot's improper evaluation of the weather…
- [NTSB CEN13TA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13TA165.md): Bell OH-58A · Pine Springs, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Feb 14, 2013 · N337PW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while operating in conditions conducive to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB CEN13CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA162.md): Beech A60 · Abilene, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 14, 2013 · N7466D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB WPR13CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA124.md): Beech B19 · Ephrata, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2013 · N2059L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll in crosswind conditions, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
- [NTSB ERA13FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA131.md): Cessna T337C · New Smyrna Beach, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2013 · N2576S · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel's failure to follow procedures and published directives in calibrating the continuous flow fuel system and failure to accurately diagnose debris in the throttle assembly, resulting in a loss of power in one engine. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB CEN13LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA171.md): Piper PA46 · Grand Island, NE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2013 · N32CA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after engine start.
- [NTSB CEN13CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA206.md): Cessna T206H · Sabinal, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2013 · N7824G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly identify the airstrip, which resulted in him landing the airplane off of the airstrip in soft soil causing the nose over.
- [NTSB WPR13WA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA175.md): MD Helicopter 600N · Dhaka, Bangladesh, Bangladesh · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2013 · S2-AFZ · Substantial damage
  > On February 12, 2013, at 0930 universal coordinated time, a MD Helicopter 600N, S2-AFZ, experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot initiated an autorotation to a muddy rice paddy near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The helicopter was operated by…
- [NTSB WPR13LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA122.md): ST Clair Lancair 360 · Williams, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2013 · N123ST · Destroyed
  > An in-flight fire due to an electrical short circuit.
- [NTSB ERA13WA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA157.md): Cessna 172S · Mersin, Türkiye · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2013 · TC-CDA · Substantial damage
  > On February 12, 2013, at about 1414 Universal Time Coordinated, a Cessna 172S, Turkish registration TC-CDA, operated by the Turkish Aeronautical Association, impacted terrain during an instructional flight, near Mersin, Turkey. The flight instructor was…
- [NTSB CEN13WA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA181.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Cozumel, Mexico · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 12, 2013 · YS175P · Substantial damage
  > On February 15, at 1615 central standard time, an American Champion 8KCAB decathalon, El Salvador registered YS-175P, owned by a private individual, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Cozumel, Mexico. The pilot and one…
- [NTSB CEN13CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA161.md): Cessna 172M · Jenison, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2013 · N12989 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on an ice- and snow-covered runway in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB DCA13WA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13WA053.md): Boeing 737 · Muscat, Oman · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 11, 2013 · AP-BEH · Minor damage
  > A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 737-300, registration AP-BEH performing flight PK-259 from Sialkot (Pakistan) to Muscat (Oman) with 107 people on board, landed on Muscat's runway 26L at 13:25L (09:25Z) but suffered the collapse of the left main…
- [NTSB CEN13LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA158.md): Bell 206B III · Ponderosa, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2013 · N360AW · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB WPR13FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA119.md): Bell 206B · Acton, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 10, 2013 · N59518 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to conduct a flight in dark night conditions with an illuminated cockpit light that degraded his visibility and his ability to identify and arrest the helicopter's descent while maneuvering, which resulted in controlled flight into…
- [NTSB WPR13CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA120.md): Bell 206B · Shandon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 10, 2013 · N802KA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB ANC13WA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13WA022.md): Cessna 210 · Waskada, Canada · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 10, 2013 · C-FWUX · Substantial damage
  > On February 10, 2013, about 1317 central standard time, a Cessna 210C airplane, (Canadian Registration C-FWUX) was on a flight from a private airport located 9 nautical miles east of Weskada, MB, to Brandon, MB, Canada. The airplane crashed 12 nautical miles…
- [NTSB WPR13CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA121.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Sunnyside, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2013 · N6726J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate vigilance while maneuvering at low altitude and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power lines.
- [NTSB ERA13CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA132.md): Triad International Technology RV6A · Lewisburg, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2013 · N956TT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
- [NTSB ERA13CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA130.md): Dratbe Shmiel Amir Classic Edge X · Miami, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 9, 2013 · N662DA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's decision to fly at low altitude surrounded by tree, wire, and water hazards, and his failure to maintain clearance from those obstacles.
- [NTSB CEN13WA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA156.md): Cessna P210N · Charloeri, Belgium · Accident · 5 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 9, 2013 · N240PW · Destroyed
  > On February 9, 2013, about 0840 hours universal coordinated time, a Cessna P210N, United States registration N240PW, impacted terrain after takeoff from the Brussels South -- Charleroi Airport (EBCI), Charleroi, Belgium. The intended destination was Lyon,…
- [NTSB WPR13FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA118.md): Cessna 152 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2013 · N89059 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's incapacitation due to his preexisting cardiac disease, which resulted in his degraded or complete loss of ability to control the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA13WA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13WA135.md): Cessna 172 · La Matanza, Argentina · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Feb 8, 2013 · LV-GEU · Substantial damage
  > On February 8, 2013, at 2250 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Cessna 172, Argentine registration LV-GEU, impacted terrain while maneuvering at an altitude of approximately 500 feet in the vicinity of Matanza Airport (SADZ), La Matanza, Argentina. The local…
- [NTSB CEN13LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA157.md): North American-Medore SNJ-4 · Garden City, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2013 · N2269U · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB CEN13CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA153.md): Cessna 177RG · Herington, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 8, 2013 · N88NG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR13FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA116.md): Cessna 172S · Minden, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N328SP · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering over mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ERA13LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA129.md): Beech 58 · Winston-Salem, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N458P · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend due to improper rigging by maintenance personnel during a maintenance check.
- [NTSB DCA13IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13IA058.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Bowman, GA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N261PS · Minor damage
  > the captain's inappropriate climb speed, his failure to monitor airspeed during the level off, and his inappropriate response to multiple stall warnings.
- [NTSB CEN13LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA168.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Forrest City, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N198LA · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight separation of the left aileron's push-pull rod and hardware. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to apply proper torque to the self-locking nuts.
- [NTSB CEN13LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA167.md): Cessna 172L · Idabel, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2013 · N7974G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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