# NTSB investigations, 2015, 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 ERA16CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA056.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 24, 2015 · N771BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstructions while on approach to landing.
- [NTSB ERA15LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA365.md): Clark 1000 · Warehouse Point, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2015 · N9018R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to…
- [NTSB ERA15LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA356.md): Piper PA-24 · Stratford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2015 · N7708P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.
- [NTSB GAA15CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA246.md): Cessna 170A · New Milford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 30, 2015 · N112RP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA15LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA322.md): Eclipse EA500 · Danbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 2015 · N120EA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and exceedance of the target touchdown speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB GAA15CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA228.md): Cessna 337F · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 14, 2015 · N8922M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a hard landing, nose gear collapse, runway excursion, and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB GAA15CA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA218.md): Cessna 170A · East Haddam, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 8, 2015 · N5749C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
- [NTSB ENG15IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15IA024.md): Bombardier DHC 8 · Windsor Locks, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 2015 · N363PH · Minor damage
  > The arcing failure of the windshield heat power wire on the right windshield due to unknown reasons. Contributing to the severity of the fire was the lack of training or guidance provided to the crew for selecting the windshield heat to off that would cut…
- [NTSB DCA15CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA136.md): Boeing 777 - 236 · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 27, 2015 · G-VIIY · No damage
  > an inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence resulting in serious injury to a flight attendant.

## 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") = 2015
  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=2015

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