# NTSB investigations, 2004, NY

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 NYC05CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA037.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Johnstown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2004 · N300WE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in airframe ice with subsequent degradation of aircraft performance, and inadequate airspeed during the landing flare.
- [NTSB IAD05LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA026.md): Cessna 150C · East Moriches, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 2004 · N7857Z · Substantial damage
  > Several mechanical deficiencies which either independently or collectively resulted in a subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the obstruction in the forced landing area.
- [NTSB NYC05LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA022.md): Cessna 182E · Duanesburg, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 2004 · N1DZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff without allowing the engine to adequately warm-up; which resulted in a partial loss of power during takeoff and subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB IAD05CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA015.md): Socata TB 21-TC · Binghamton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 18, 2004 · N55510 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper IFR procedure by his flight below the decision altitude, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.
- [NTSB IAD05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA031.md): Enstrom 280C · Galloo Island, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 2004 · N51739 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the pilot's improper decision to operate the helicopter outside the height velocity curve.
- [NTSB NYC05CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA018.md): Kinner Sportster · Millbrook, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 6, 2004 · N14288 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC05FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA001.md): Cessna 172N · Germantown, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2004 · N2771J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to VFR flight into IMC and his loss of aircraft control. Factors were night and cloud conditions.
- [NTSB IAD04LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA048.md): Boeing A75N (PT17) · Bayport, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 2004 · N57003 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of a magneto, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factors in the accident were the pilot's decision to take off downwind, which resulted in reduced airplane performance, and the tail wind.
- [NTSB IAD04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA046.md): Scott Rans S-12 · Seneca, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2004 · N195CB · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed, which resulted in an inadvertant stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of pilot certification.
- [NTSB NYC04CA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA205.md): Piper PA32-300 · Montauk, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2004 · N1351H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude\clearance while landing. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB IAD04LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA044.md): Schweizer G-164B · Penn Yan, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2004 · N7501H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's loss of directional control during landing which resulted in excessive side-loads and failure of the right main landing gear wheel.
- [NTSB NYC04LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA201.md): PZL 101 · Chazy, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2004 · N123LZ · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the fractured crankshaft.
- [NTSB NYC04FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA197.md): Robinson R-22 · Northport, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2004 · N871CL · Substantial damage
  > An improper maneuver by the flightcrew while attempting to avoid a kite, which resulted in mast bumping, the separation of the main rotor system, and a subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.
- [NTSB IAD04LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA050.md): Embraer EMB-135KL · Clyde, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2004 · N810AE · No damage
  > An unexpected encounter with clear air turbulence.
- [NTSB IAD04FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA040.md): Piper PA-31P · Clarkson, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2004 · N57EF · Destroyed
  > The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel by his failure to select the proper fuel tank which resulted in starvation and subsequent loss of engine power in both engines.
- [NTSB NYC04LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA192.md): Waco QCF · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2004 · N11478 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to a magneto failure.
- [NTSB NYC04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA183.md): Cessna 172F · Cooperstown, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 2004 · N7957U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her premature rotation which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB NYC04LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA178.md): Garrett Stephens Akro · Westport, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 2004 · N45KY · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control while maneuvering, due to incapacitation, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
- [NTSB IAD04FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA031.md): Cessna 172C · Edinburgh, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2004 · N8358X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's occluded left main coronary artery, which resulted in a massive heart attack and sudden death in flight.
- [NTSB IAD04FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04FA030.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Ticonderoga, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2004 · N45032 · Destroyed
  > Reason for occurrence undetermined.
- [NTSB NYC04LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA156.md): Cessna 182Q · Brighton Beach, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2004 · N6550F · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC04CA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA155.md): Bellanca 7ECA · North Creek, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2004 · N57430 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in tail-wheeled airplanes.
- [NTSB NYC04FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA144.md): Cessna P210N · Dunkirk, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2004 · N99HW · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control and the subsequent overstress and separation of the wing during an encounter with convection induced turbulence.
- [NTSB NYC04LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA130.md): High Craft Buccaneer · Glasco, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 2004 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the water. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane and his diverted attention.
- [NTSB NYC04LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA120.md): Cessna 170B · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2004 · N1754D · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in his failure to remove the engine inlet covers and subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB NYC04FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA117.md): Eurocopter AS-350BA · Brooklyn, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 4, 2004 · N4NY · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter after a loss of hydraulic system pressure due to a failure of the hydraulic pump belt. Factors in this accident were the pilot's misidentification of a hydraulic failure, the pilot's subsequent failure…
- [NTSB NYC04CA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA108.md): Andrews Zenith Tri-Z · Kennedy, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 16, 2004 · N569Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper fuel tank selector position which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB NYC04FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA100.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Harrietstown, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2004 · N4686J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures resulting in a collision with a tree. Factors related to the accident were the dark night conditions, low visibility, and low cloud ceiling.
- [NTSB NYC04CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA096.md): Hughes 269B · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 27, 2004 · N9520F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while hover-taxiing. A factor in this accident was the high wind condition.
- [NTSB NYC04LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA088.md): Gates Learjet 35A · Utica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2004 · N800AW · Substantial damage
  > The copilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and the captain's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and the subsequent hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA080.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Hornell, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 29, 2004 · N86715 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with soft snow during takeoff.
- [NTSB NYC04CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA068.md): Cessna 172E · Batavia, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 15, 2004 · N369WP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors were a tailwind and icy 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") = 2004
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=NY&year=2004

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