# NTSB investigations, 2014, MN

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 CEN15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA074.md): Cessna 150L · New Buffalo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 16, 2014 · N6985G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing. Contributing was the snow on the runway surface.
- [NTSB CEN15CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA041.md): Cessna 510 · Faribault, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 27, 2014 · N510PT · Substantial damage
  > An inflight collision with a goose while descending to land at the destination airport.
- [NTSB DCA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15CA012.md): Embraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170 200 LR · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2014 · N622CZ · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the B757 Captain's failure to maintain a safe clearance between his wing and the wingtip of the ERJ-170. Contributing to the accident was the positioning of the ERJ-170 by the Compass ground personnel.
- [NTSB CEN15CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA036.md): Flight Design CTLSi · White Bear Lake, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 23, 2014 · N549CT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, a hard landing, and a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN14CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA501.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Longville, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 16, 2014 · N6081K · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control during an attempted go-around following a multiple bounce landing
- [NTSB CEN14LA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA486.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Langola Township, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2014 · N22WX · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to apply sufficient torque on the throttle control lever nut, which resulted in a loss of throttle control and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN14LA485](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA485.md): Cismowski Tierra II · Montevideo, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2014 · N622MC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's impaired judgment due to the use of marijuana, which led to his improper decision to fly the airplane over its maximum gross weight and his subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff with gusting wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN14CA470](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA470.md): Evektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Minneapolis, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 31, 2014 · N821EV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control while landing with a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot lack of experience flying in similar weather conditions.
- [NTSB CEN14CA479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA479.md): Quicksilver 2S · Frontenac, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2014 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during cruise due to fuel exhaustion resulting in a forced landing on a cornfield.
- [NTSB CEN14CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA442.md): Rockwell International S 2R · Kerkhoven, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 19, 2014 · N9646A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failure to see and avoid the guide wire during the aerial application flight.
- [NTSB CEN14CA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA444.md): Hughes 369HS · Saint Peter, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2014 · N369GN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot did not see the wires resulting in the subsequent wire collision.
- [NTSB CEN14LA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA411.md): Hanson Lonn Avid Amphibian · Waterville, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 2014 · N4118X · Substantial damage
  > The noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after an inadvertent takeoff, which resulted in collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN14CA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA391.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Osage, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 25, 2014 · N161SH · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in the pilot's forced landing and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate the helicopter without resolving the fuel…
- [NTSB CEN14LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA417.md): Stinson 108 1 · Bruno, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2014 · N9034K · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to an anomaly with the carburetor system that could not be determined during postaccident examination.
- [NTSB CEN14FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA306.md): Brumwell RV-6 · Sauk Rapids, MN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2014 · N135BB · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s loss of pitch control due to the in-flight opening of the canopy during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because fire damage precluded examination of the airplane’s canopy and systems.
- [NTSB CEN14LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA320.md): Cessna 172XP · St. Cloud, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2014 · N758HP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and angle-of-attack after a partial loss of engine power on takeoff, which resulted in a stall and the subsequent impact with water. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power due to…
- [NTSB CEN14FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA278.md): Hermann Bjorn Lancair IV · Duluth, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2014 · N86NW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, which was due to spatial disorientation resulting from erroneous heading and bank angle information shown on the primary flight display. Contributing…
- [NTSB CEN14LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA279.md): Cessna 177A · Sauk Centre, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2014 · N30537 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps after beginning the go-around.
- [NTSB CEN14LA418](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA418.md): Texas Helicopter OH 13H/M74A · Little Falls, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2014 · N51853 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the edge of a field that he was spraying.
- [NTSB CEN14LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA244.md): Crawford Preceptor Ultra PUP · Mabel, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 17, 2014 · N1171Q · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power as a result of carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN14CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA158.md): American Champion 8GCBC · Chisago City, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 10, 2014 · N63HE · Substantial damage
  > The unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot due to wet soft snow conditions that resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB CEN14CA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA154.md): Cessna 185 · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 9, 2014 · N4764B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN14CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA156.md): Olson Kenneth H T Zodiac 601 HDS · Garrison, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 8, 2014 · N981HT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in the airplane striking a snow bank.
- [NTSB CEN14CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA130.md): Taylorcraft BC12 D · Worthington, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 3, 2014 · N43462 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control during a crosswind landing.

## 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" = 'MN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=MN&year=2014

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