# NTSB investigations, 2014, 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 ERA14LA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA446.md): Cessna 180B · Piscataquis County, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2014 · N180GK · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue fracture of the No. 3 exhaust valve, which initiated at the outer surface of the valve stem and resulted in the subsequent total loss of engine power over terrain unsuitable for landing.
- [NTSB ERA14LA378](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA378.md): Birchler Boyd Eagle 540 · Standish, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2014 · N34BJ · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB ERA14FA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA337.md): Culver LFA · Limington, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 2014 · N41716 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA14LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA269.md): Garlick Helicopters OH 58A+ · Whitefield, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2014 · N650MH · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to land as soon as possible when the master caution warning light first illuminated as prescribed and his failure to ensure the proper setting of the…
- [NTSB ERA14CA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA265.md): Divis S L/Waltrip A J RV 4 · Harpswell, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 25, 2014 · N403WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA188.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Bethel, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 6, 2014 · N74843 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing after landing during gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB ERA14TA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14TA096.md): Eurocopter AS350B3 · Houlton, ME · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 18, 2014 · N578AE · Substantial damage
  > An engine compartment explosion during takeoff; the origin of the explosion could not be determined during postaccident examination due to extensive fire damage.
- [NTSB ERA14LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA084.md): Beech A36 · Fryeburg, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2014 · N1803X · No damage
  > The pilot’s incapacitation due to a cardiac event during taxi.

## 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") = 2014
  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=2014

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