# NTSB investigations, 1997, 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 NYC97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA153.md): Cessna 185 · Norway, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1997 · N8717Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering to avoid an obstacle.
- [NTSB IAD97FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA095.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Penobscot, ME · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1997 · N3896T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's flight into adverse weather conditions, which resulted in the loss of control. Factors relating to the accident were the fog and the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.
- [NTSB NYC97LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA111.md): Cessna 150K · Jay, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1997 · N6218G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA067.md): Piper PA-12 · Clayton Lake, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1997 · N2852M · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.
- [NTSB NYC97LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA060.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Sanford, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 1997 · N2914A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's premature raising of the flaps during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment after lift-off, which allowed the airplane to…
- [NTSB IAD97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA050.md): Cessna 150 · Turner, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1997 · N7811E · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the snowbank.
- [NTSB NYC97FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA045.md): Beech 1900D · Bangor, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1997 · N139ZV · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate flight and winter operations training provided by the operator, and the pilot's improper decision to abort the takeoff while airborne above V1, due to a false stall warning horn. Also casual was the airport operations improper decision to…

## 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") = 1997
  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=1997

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