# NTSB investigations, 1999, 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 NYC00FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA057.md): Cessna 152 · N. Stonington, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1999 · N757NU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB NYC00LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA054.md): Mooney 20J · New Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1999 · N43TP · Substantial damage
  > Failure of 3 of the 4 connecting rods for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB NYC00FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA004.md): Cessna 182R · Killingworth, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1999 · N121BG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure follow the published instrument approach procedure. A factor in the accident was the low cloud ceiling.
- [NTSB NYC99LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA229.md): Cessna 305A · Warehouse Point, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N86WM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance between the airplane and the banner loop during banner pickup.
- [NTSB NYC99LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA156.md): Cessna 185E · East Haddam, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1999 · N3385L · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to water in the fuel system.
- [NTSB NYC99LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA139.md): Aero Commander 500S · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 12, 1999 · N33PG · Substantial damage
  > Hydraulic system contamination which prevented normal landing gear extension. A factor was the misjudged landing flare by the flying pilot.
- [NTSB NYC99LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA112.md): Abrams Titan Tornado · Monroe, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1999 · N194PA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the magneto (mag) cylinder bearing resulting in a total loss of power and subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB NYC99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA102.md): Glaser-Dirks DG-400 · New Milford, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1999 · N400FJ · Destroyed
  > The manufacturer's use of inadequate adhesive material which resulted in the de-bonding and subsequent failure of the wing spar pin-lock assembly.
- [NTSB NYC99FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA097.md): Ives Sonerai II-L · Eastford, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1999 · N56RA · Destroyed
  > Inadequate welding of the airplane's spar-box by the owner/builder, which resulted in a total spar-box failure in-flight. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to perform aerobatics.
- [NTSB NYC99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA065.md): Stinson 108-3 · Bristol, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 1999 · N6191M · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of power due to the failure of a fatigued connecting rod bolt.

## 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") = 1999
  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=1999

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