# NTSB investigations, 2012, MD

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 ERA13CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA079.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Easton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 4, 2012 · N2835W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB ERA12LA555](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA555.md): Pitcairn PA-4 · Rawlings, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 2012 · N3261 · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from a fuel outlet in the fuel tank that was blocked by peeled debris from a previously approved fuel tank sealer.
- [NTSB ERA12LA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA518.md): Meyers OTW-160 · Worton, MD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2012 · N26490 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA12FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA465.md): Piper PA-18-150 · Berlin, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2012 · N4330Z · Substantial damage
  > Pilot incapacitation of unknown origin, which resulted in the airplane’s loss of control and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin.
- [NTSB ERA12FA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA458.md): Beech A23 · Laytonsville, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2012 · N8771M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel selector handle was correctly positioned, which resulted in an interruption of fuel to the engine and a loss of engine power during the takeoff, which necessitated a turn away from the trees at the end of the runway…
- [NTSB ERA12CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA413.md): Mooney M10 · Hurlock, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2012 · N9542V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines during final approach to landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA439.md): Cessna 172S · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2012 · N387AF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA12FA395](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA395.md): Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Westminster, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N206GX · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to ensure that the elevator quick-fastener was properly secured, resulting in an inflight elevator control disconnect and subsequent loss of control during the ensuing emergency landing. Contributing…
- [NTSB ERA12CA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA416.md): Cessna 172M · Churchville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 15, 2012 · N73134 · Substantial damage
  > The tractor operator's failure to confirm the landing airplane's position before entering an active runway, which resulted in a ground collision.
- [NTSB ERA12IA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12IA166.md): Gulfstream G150 · Baltimore, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 30, 2012 · N272CB · Minor damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point or landing reference speed and failure to initiate a go-around when it became evident that the airplane was landing long and fast. Contributing to the incident was a lack of effective flight…

## 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") = 2012
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=MD&year=2012

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