# NTSB investigations, 2003, NC

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 ATL04LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA060.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · King, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2003 · N742CD · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout and obstacle clearance while performing a simulated engine out resulting in an in-flight-collision with a power line and the ground.
- [NTSB ATL04LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA059.md): Socata TB21 · Spruce Pine, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2003 · N1879S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate flare, and his failure to maintain directional control. The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and trees are a contributing factor.
- [NTSB ATL04LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA058.md): Cessna 152 · Louisburg, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2003 · N93002 · Substantial damage
  > Other maintenance personnel's inadequate engine overhaul that resulted in engine case fretting and engine oil starvation.
- [NTSB ATL04FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA056.md): Cessna 206H · Sanford, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 2003 · N9562L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during takeoff initial climb due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and the ground. Factors were the dark night, fog, and low ceilings.
- [NTSB ATL04CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA041.md): Globe Swift GC1B · Southern Pines, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 26, 2003 · N3210K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and the collapse of the landing gear.
- [NTSB ATL04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA040.md): Cessna 172 · Hickory, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 2003 · N61924 · Substantial damage
  > The CFI inadequate supervision, and failure to maintain directional control during the attempted touch-and-go landing.
- [NTSB ATL04LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA033.md): Bartholomew Firestar · Waxhaw, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2003 · N432JR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall and in-flight collision with trees and the ground.
- [NTSB ATL04LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA031.md): Cessna 172R · New Bern, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2003 · N496AC · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ATL04LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA030.md): Thocker Vans RV-4 · Liberty, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2003 · N44NW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on initial takeoff climb resulting in an in-flight loss of control, inadvertent stall, and collision with the runway.
- [NTSB ATL04LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA026.md): Cessna 150G · Kinston, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2003 · N2678J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in the dragging of the right wing tip and the on ground collision with a roadway.
- [NTSB ATL04IA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA028.md): Piper PA-32RT-300T · Fayetteville, NC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 2003 · N39541 · Minor damage
  > Flight control elevator attachment turnbuckle corrosion and fracture resulting in the loss of aircraft control in flight.
- [NTSB ATL04LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA020.md): Beech A23-24 · Beaufort, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 2003 · N2394W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, and his failure to perform a go-around which resulted in an overrun and on ground collision with terrain.
- [NTSB ATL04LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA018.md): Cessna 172M · Sanford, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 2003 · N64255 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll resulting in a collision with a ditch, and subsequent nose over.
- [NTSB ATL04LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA015.md): Cessna 210L · Hickory, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 2003 · N732AG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB ATL04LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA014.md): McCan Velox Revolution II · Mooresville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2003 · N296VX · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to conduct an aerobatic maneuver at an altitude too low to initiate a recovery.
- [NTSB ATL04LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA003.md): Whitty Mustang II · Holly Ridge, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2003 · N888PW · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing.
- [NTSB ATL03LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA149.md): Cessna 150A · Beaufort, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 2003 · N5581E · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL03LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA131.md): Cessna 172M · Hendersonville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 2003 · N19929 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather. The downdraft was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB ATL03LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA129.md): William Allen MONI-1 · Timberlake, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 2003 · N240A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL03FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA127.md): Boeing PT-17 Stearman · Tuckasegee, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2003 · N38998 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor was drug impairment.
- [NTSB ATL03IA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03IA126.md): Bombardier CL600-2B19 · Raleigh Durham, NC · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2003 · N451CA · Minor damage
  > The failure of a utility bus relay which resulted in an electrical fire and subsequent smoke in the cockpit.
- [NTSB MIA03LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA155.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Charlotte, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N7527A · No damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to sufficiently deviate to avoid known weather, and his failure to activate the seatbelt sign to ensure flight attendants and passengers were seated, which resulted in a passenger receiving serious injuries when the flight…
- [NTSB ATL03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA123.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Greenville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2003 · N6JH · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after an aborted landing and subsequent collision with an airport runway sign.
- [NTSB ATL03LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA118.md): Boeing PT-17 · Hendersonville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2003 · N411BT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation of fuel required for the flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was pilot impairment due to alcohol consumption.
- [NTSB ATL03LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA110.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Hatteras, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 2003 · N9234Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was a go-around not performed.
- [NTSB ATL03LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA119.md): Cessna 182J · Southern Pines, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2003 · N3435F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ATL03FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA104.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Battleboro, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2003 · N578TP · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's (CFI) failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in a stall/spin and the uncontrolled collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA099.md): Cessna 177RG · Wilmington, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 2003 · N33223 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the ditch.
- [NTSB ATL03LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA087.md): American General AG5B · Beaufort, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 12, 2003 · N1193W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and set the parking brake which resulted in the airplane colliding with a parked airplane.
- [NTSB ATL03LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA071.md): Cessna 310F · Reidsville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2003 · N5810X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel to properly install the nose gear landing door link during an annual inspection that resulted in the failure of the nose gear to fully extend.
- [NTSB ATL03FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA070.md): Cessna 172R · Cherokee, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2003 · N35255 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ATL03LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA072.md): Rotorway 162F · Greensboro, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2003 · N92AL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and a complete loss of engine power followed by a forced landing, and a dynamic rollover during the autorotative touchdown.
- [NTSB ATL03FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA061.md): Cessna 177 · Old Fort, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2003 · N3275T · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain terrain clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB ATL03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA060.md): Cessna 172P · Concord, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 9, 2003 · N52546 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during touchdown and failure to properly recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and inflight collision with the runway. A factor was the pilot did not understand the porpoise condition during landing.
- [NTSB ATL03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA056.md): Fokker F.27MK 500 · Kinston, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2003 · N712FE · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the main drag stay tube. A factor is no inspection procedure required.
- [NTSB ATL03FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA052.md): Beech BE-36A · Mount Airy, NC · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2003 · N343BA · Destroyed
  > The pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft due to spatial disorientation. A factor was low clouds.
- [NTSB ATL03LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA044.md): Cessna 172 · Hendersonville, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2003 · N80355 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and clearence from power lines during a go-around, resulting in an in-flight collision with a powerline.
- [NTSB DCA03MA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA03MA022.md): Beech 1900D · Charlotte, NC · Accident · 21 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jan 8, 2003 · N233YV · Destroyed
  > the airplane's loss of pitch control during take-off. The loss of pitch control resulted from the incorrect rigging of the elevator system compounded by the airplane's aft center of gravity, which was substaintially aft of the certified aft limit.…

## 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") = 2003
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=NC&year=2003

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