# NTSB investigations, 2016, 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 ERA17LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA069.md): Beech A36 · Shoreham, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2016 · N69286 · Substantial damage
  > A fatigue crack of the crankshaft at the No. 4 main bearing journal.
- [NTSB GAA17CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA061.md): Beech 95B55 · Plattsburgh, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2016 · N180GA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a single-engine approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for the flight instructor to recover.
- [NTSB ERA17LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA033.md): Cessna TR182 · Watertown, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 2016 · N4657S · Substantial damage
  > A collapse of the main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB DCA17IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA17IA020.md): Boeing 737 7L9 · New York, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2016 · N278EA · Minor damage
  > The first officer's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the flight crew's failure to call for a go-around, which resulted in the airplane landing more than halfway down the runway. Contributing to the incident were, the first officer's initiation…
- [NTSB GAA17CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA018.md): Cessna 172 · Argyle, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 8, 2016 · N3943F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain a stable descent rate and his improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA17CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA017.md): Piper PA 17 · Keene Valley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 6, 2016 · N4584H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to use the proper hand propping procedures, resulting in a runaway airplane and an impact with trees.
- [NTSB ERA16FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA324.md): Cessna 120 · North Collins, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2016 · N3580V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the second airplane's pilot to see and avoid the first airplane as he was overtaking the first airplane.
- [NTSB ERA16CA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA313.md): Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 · Rikers Island, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2016 · N917PD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s overcontrolling of the helicopter during an aborted slope landing from a hover, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike.
- [NTSB ERA16LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA296.md): Mantell Allan T Kitfox 4 1200 · Canandaigua, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 2016 · N51TM · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the right rudder pedal torque tube due to fatigue, which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing. Also causal to the accident was the airplane owner/builder's failure to install a rudder torque tube reinforcement or replacement…
- [NTSB ERA16LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA293.md): Cessna 150G · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 13, 2016 · N3666J · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane, which resulted in the left elevator attachment bolt backing out of the nutplate, and partial inflight separation and damage of the elevator.
- [NTSB GAA16CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA427.md): Piper PA28 · Hamburg, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 11, 2016 · N2259Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a landing area overshoot, a runway overrun, a landing gear collapse, and a collision with a guard rail.
- [NTSB DCA16CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA211.md): Boeing 737 832 · New York, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 10, 2016 · N3762Y · Substantial damage
  > inadvertent collision by ground service vehicle.
- [NTSB ERA16LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA286.md): Cessna 177 · McDonough, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 2016 · N30923 · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s improper recovery from a slow flight configuration at low altitude, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate at low…
- [NTSB ERA16FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA257.md): Piper PA 28R-201 · Esperance, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2016 · N2241Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance and performance planning, which resulted in the airplane being over gross weight. Also causal were the pilot's decision not to use the entire runway for takeoff, his premature liftoff, and his failure to…
- [NTSB ENG16IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16IA027.md): Boeing 757 · Jamaica, NY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 2016 · N706TW · Minor damage
  > Maintenance personnel's failure to ensure proper installation of a fuel tube O-ring, which resulted in an undercowl engine fire during initial climb.
- [NTSB ERA16CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA241.md): Cessna 305 · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 3, 2016 · N12633 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to accept an advised runway rather than determine actual airport winds, which resulted in the airplane landing with a quartering tailwind.
- [NTSB ERA16LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA255.md): Fleet Fleet 16B · Rhinebeck, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2016 · N666J · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the gear strut mount nut due to wear.
- [NTSB ERA16LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA234.md): Piper PA28 · Poughkeepsie, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 2016 · N3024C · Substantial damage
  > An overstress failure of the left main landing gear attachment bolts, which resulted in the left main landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB GAA16CA527](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA527.md): Swearingen SA226 · Farmingdale, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2016 · N127WD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and his failure to use the Before Landing checklist. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to maintain a sterile cockpit during landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA342.md): Schleicher ASW 28 · Cuddybackville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 17, 2016 · N280E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the glide path required for landing in the off-field landing zone.
- [NTSB DCA16CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA202.md): Airbus A321 231 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 12, 2016 · N104NN · No damage
  > an encounter with convective turbulence that resulted in a flight attendant injury.
- [NTSB ERA16LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA210.md): Cameron A-225 · Nunda, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2016 · N69515 · No damage
  > The ground crewmember's failure to let go of the balloon's basket when the balloon began to ascend. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the balloon after landing, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA16LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA195.md): Republic P 47D · New York, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 2016 · N1345B · Substantial damage
  > A catastrophic engine failure of undetermined origin, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent ditching. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to jettison the canopy before ditching, which resulted in his inability to…
- [NTSB ERA16LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA192.md): Piper PA 28-180 · Batavia, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2016 · N7781W · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with runway signs.
- [NTSB ERA16FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA176.md): Beech V35 · Syosset, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 3, 2016 · N440H · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control while operating in instrument meteorological conditions with only a partial instrument panel due to a failure of the airplane's vacuum pump. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's spatial disorientation and the…
- [NTSB ERA16LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA173.md): Universal Stinson 108 · Calverton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 2016 · N8660K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA16FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA161.md): Cessna 172 · Westmoreland, NY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 18, 2016 · N1863Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to takeoff on the grass runway given the conditions at the time; his excessive aft control input during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the aft fuselage contacting the runway surface; and his failure to attain sufficient airspeed and…
- [NTSB ERA16LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA152.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Bayport, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2016 · N95118 · Substantial damage
  > Maintenance personnel’s improper installation and maintenance of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB GAA16CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA163.md): Enstrom F280 · Sodus, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2016 · N5698Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper collective application at touchdown during a practice run-on landing, which resulted in the main rotor system impacting the tailboom and the forward portion of the fuselage impacting terrain during remedial action by the flight…
- [NTSB ERA16LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA124.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Hauppauge, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 2016 · N295AR · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power, which resulted from the failure of the camshaft gear due to fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the owner/operator's failure to comply with the engine manufacturer's recommended overhaul interval.
- [NTSB ERA16LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA109.md): Piper PA28 · Port Jefferson, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 21, 2016 · N29099 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB GAA16CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA124.md): Cessna 152 · Shirley, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 12, 2016 · N47259 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance while landing, which resulted in a collision with a snow berm, nose gear collapse, and postimpact fire.
- [NTSB ERA16LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA094.md): Robinson Helicopter R22 · Lindenhurst, NY · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 27, 2016 · N404LE · Substantial damage
  > A rough running engine as a result of an intermittent failure of the left magneto for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a subsequent autorotation, impact with a sign, and rollover.

## 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") = 2016
  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=2016

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