# NTSB investigations, 2017, LA

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 GAA18CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA066.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 29, 2017 · N744WT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to land the helicopter with both skids on the trailer platform, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN18FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA030.md): Temco GC 1B · Pineville, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2017 · N2363B · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the unporting of the fuel during a right turn due to the auxiliary fuel tanks' improper configuration.
- [NTSB CEN18LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA026.md): Hughes 369D · Sulphur, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 2017 · N138WH · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation between a long line being used to hoist linemen from a shield wire during an external load flight, which resulted in the long line being severed.
- [NTSB CEN17LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA328.md): Beech A36 · Gonzales, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2017 · N48TZ · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to inadequate maintenance, including worn spark plugs and a leaking fuel hose fitting.
- [NTSB CEN17FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA281.md): Cessna 150F · Farmerville, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2017 · N8661S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the lake during a low-level maneuver.
- [NTSB GAA17CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA389.md): Cessna 172 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2017 · N2173Z · Substantial damage
  > The student’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN17LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA229.md): Hughes 269C · Tallulah, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2017 · N7482F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to reset the cyclic trim before takeoff, which resulted in ground resonance.
- [NTSB CEN17LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA228.md): Thompson Angel Hawk II · Homer, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 2017 · N335JT · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to the engine’s unresolved high operating temperatures, which resulted in failure of the distributor rotor and drive shaft, and the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during the subsequent forced landing, which resulted in…
- [NTSB OPS17IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS17IA021.md): Cessna 172S · New Orleans, LA · Incident · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · May 9, 2017 · N520ER · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The air traffic controller not following Federal Aviation Administration directives to establish sequencing and spacing between aircraft operating to the same runway.
- [NTSB CEN17LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA174.md): Bell 407 · Venice, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 2, 2017 · N457PH · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight separation of the tip block from the tail rotor blade due to an inadequate blade repair, which resulted in a rotor imbalance sufficient to crack the gearbox attachment studs and gearbox support assembly, and inadequate postrepair test procedures,…
- [NTSB CEN17FA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA169.md): Champion 7KCAB · Collinston, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2017 · N1899G · Destroyed
  > The failure of the flight instructor and the commercial pilot to maintain adequate clearance from a power line during an aerial application training flight.
- [NTSB CEN17LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA166.md): Piper PA 31-350 · Covington, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2017 · N3548J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of power to both engines due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN17LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA165.md): Air Tractor AT 602 · Vidrine, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2017 · N653LA · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the engine and a test run did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN17LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA157.md): Cessna 210 · Minden, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 15, 2017 · N7358E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and in-flight fuel monitoring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN17FA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA112.md): Bell 407 · Chauvin, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 2017 · N1371 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude resulting in a collision with water for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB CEN17FA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA103.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2017 · N598PB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions resulting in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN17LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA092.md): Zenith CH750 Stol · Jennings, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2017 · N1972C · Substantial damage
  > A failure of the right fuel tank to supply fuel to the engine for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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") = 2017
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=LA&year=2017

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