# NTSB investigations, 1995, ME

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 NYC96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA041.md): Cessna U206G · Bangor, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1995 · N6250X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, and his failure to properly plan his approach for landing, so that the airplane would not stall or touchdown hard. Factors relating to the accident were: the adverse weather (icing) condition, the accumulation…
- [NTSB NYC96LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA039.md): Cessna 172N · Sanford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1995 · N734QZ · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank. Factors relating to the accident were: ice on the runway and the gusty crosswind condition.
- [NTSB NYC96IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96IA022.md): Boeing 737-3B7 · Portland, ME · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 1995 · N373US · Minor damage
  > a bird strike during takeoff, which resulted in failure of several fan blades in the right engine and a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC96LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA017.md): Cessna 182B · Lebanon, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1995 · N2754G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper use of the mixture control which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC95LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA216.md): Piper J-3 · Boothbay Harbor, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1995 · N98503 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude, while on final approach to land. Factors relating to the accident were: sunglare, and the pilot's lack of visual cues (visual perception).
- [NTSB NYC95FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA210.md): Cessna 172M · Portland, ME · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1995 · N6564H · Destroyed
  > an engine malfunction for an undetermined reason, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing which resulted in an accelerated stall. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience.
- [NTSB NYC95LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA198.md): Bell 206B · Bingham, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1995 · N16915 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate landing flare resulting in a hard landing and roll over, and a subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB NYC95FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95FA188.md): Beech 58 · Mapleton, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1995 · N168CG · Destroyed
  > The pilot inadvertently shut down the right engine and feathered the propeller after a loss of power in the left engine, and he failed to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with the ground. A factor relating…
- [NTSB BFO95LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA067.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Phillips, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1995 · N91469 · Destroyed
  > the private pilot's failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance from obstacles during the takeoff/initial climb. Related factors are the grass/turf runway, the improper weight and balance, and the tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA094.md): Cessna 172G · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1995 · N3799L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's delay in aborting the landing attempt. The crosswind, and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind were factors.
- [NTSB NYC95LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA093.md): Cessna 185 · Bangor, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 24, 1995 · N62EC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the right main gear.
- [NTSB BFO95LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA030.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Belfast, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1995 · N5554Z · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A related factor was the presence of high snowbanks along the sides of the runway.

## 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") = 1995
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ME' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=ME&year=1995

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