# NTSB investigations, 1994, CT

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA143.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1994 · N8453B · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC94LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA142.md): Arthur Chase EAA Biplane · North Canaan, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1994 · N35AE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection that failed to detect water contaminated fuel and which resulted in a loss of engine power. The inadequately designed fuel drain system was also a cause.
- [NTSB NYC94LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA140.md): Aces High Cuby B · Waterbury, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1994 · N2282Z · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC94FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA135.md): Mooney M20C · Wallingford, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 1994 · N6842N · Destroyed
  > the pilot's decision to exhaust the fuel supply in the selected tank in-flight, and his failure to maintain the minimum stall speed during engine out conditions. This resulted in a complete loss of engine power and the inadvertent stall and impact with the…
- [NTSB IAD94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD94LA109.md): bourque experimental Kitfox · Chester, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1994 · N528AB · Substantial damage
  > The fracture of the tailwheel assembly for undetermined reasons during the takeoff roll, and the subsequent loss of directional control and collision with a hangar.
- [NTSB BFO94LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA102.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Oxford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1994 · N4093U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with fog during landing.
- [NTSB NYC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA093.md): Cessna 172M · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1994 · N6891H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in the airplane's wing tip striking ground support equipment.
- [NTSB NYC94LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA080.md): Davis DK-1 · East Haddam, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1994 · N158Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during landing approach.
- [NTSB NYC94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA077.md): Cessna 152 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 1994 · N5369H · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor was the student pilot's imroper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC94LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA076.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 1994 · N8454N · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inadequate compensattion for wind conditions. The crosswind was a factor.
- [NTSB DCA94MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94MA053.md): Piper PA31 · Stratford, CT · Accident · 8 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Apr 28, 1994 · N990RA · Destroyed
  > The failure of the captain to use the available ILS glideslope, his failure to execute a go-around when conditions were not suitable for landing, and his failure to land the airplane at a point sufficient to allow for a safe stopping distance; the fatalities…
- [NTSB BFO94LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA065.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Willimantic, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1994 · N30DW · Substantial damage
  > The instructor's inadequate supervision and the student's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB NYC94GA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94GA066.md): Hughes 369A · Northford, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Mar 19, 1994 · N97LC · Destroyed
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM during the forced landing autorotation, resulting in a loss of aircraft control and collision with trees. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's lack of…

## 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") = 1994
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CT&year=1994

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