# NTSB investigations, 2002, 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 IAD03FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03FA024.md): Piper PA-32R-301T · Woodbury, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2002 · N8168G · Destroyed
  > An engine fire for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the pilot's loss of control, and the airplane's subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB IAD02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA090.md): Cessna T210N · Glastonbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 2002 · N4908C · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the airplane's damage was the standing corn.
- [NTSB NYC02LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA169.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Guilford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2002 · N86714 · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue cracking of the number 3 cylinder head. A factor was the presence of protruding material on the cylinder barrel.
- [NTSB IAD02FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA086.md): Cessna 172S · Plainville, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2002 · N35073 · Destroyed
  > An in-flight engine compartment fire of unknown origin, and a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal, was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn back to the airfield, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent…
- [NTSB NYC02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA154.md): Cessna 152 · Danbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2002 · N89044 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during a simulated forced landing. A factor was the rising terrain.
- [NTSB IAD02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA069.md): Cessna 182T · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2002 · N3541A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB IAD02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA068.md): Cessna 150 · Griswold, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2002 · N8894G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper pre-flight planning and decision to depart a field with insufficient runway. Factors were the rough/uneven terrain, high obstructions and the tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC02LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA122.md): Cessna 182B · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2002 · N2516G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude during an emergency landing, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent forced landing to a cornfield. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel starvation.
- [NTSB NYC02IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02IA118.md): Learjet 35A · Oxford, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 2002 · N989AL · Minor damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the commercial pilot during a touch and go landing, including his failure to properly brief the commercial to not use reverse thrust during a touch and go landing.
- [NTSB IAD02FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA043.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Oxford, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2002 · N82284 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure. Factors were the night and low ceiling conditions.
- [NTSB IAD02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA032.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Harwinton, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2002 · N81072 · Substantial damage
  > pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during take-off, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB NYC02FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA055.md): Beech V35B · Chester, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 2002 · N32BR · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the turn to final, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Factors included low ceilings and night lighting conditions.

## 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") = 2002
  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=2002

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